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The Tall T

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The Tall T
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NR,1hr 17min
Genre:
Western
Released:
January 1, 1957
Director:
Budd Boetticher
Starring:
Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan  ...more
Synopsis: Perhaps the grittiest and grimmest of the Randolph Scott-Budd Boetticher collaborations, The Tall T was adapted by Burt Kennedy from the Elmore Leonard short story The Captive. Scott plays a former ranch foreman who, along with newlyweds Maureen O'Sullivan and John Hubbard, is held hostage at a deserted stagecoach station by ruthless bandit Richard Boone and his henchmen Henry Silva and Skip Homeier. Since we already know that Boone has no qualms about killing a freckle-faced 10 year old boy, we ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Adapted from a story by Elmore Leonard, this may be the best of Boetticher's cult Westerns of the '50s. Like the others, it's a lean, laconic tale of grace under pressure, whose minimal budget allowed the director a measure of stylistic freedom. As always, a leathery Randolph Scott embodies Boetticher's vision of the weary loner who must now depend more on nerve than muscle in negotiating the hazards ... Full Review
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Randolph Scott
Pat Brennan
Richard Boone
Frank Usher
Maureen O'Sullivan
Doretta Mims
Arthur Hunnicutt
Ed Rintoon
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