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Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan Hale ... see more see more... , Harry Carey Jr. , John Rodney , Clifton Young , Ernest Severn , Charley Bates , Peggy Miller , Norman Jolley , Lane Chandler , Jack Montgomery , Ian MacDonald , Virginia Brissac , Lester Dorr , Tom Fadden , Harry Lamont , Mickey Little , Ray Teal , Eddy Waller , Crane Whitley , Ian Wolfe , Russ Clark

Chased by a posse to a remote cabin, Jeb (Robert Mitchum) is joined by his fearful wife Thorley (Teresa Wright), awaiting the arrival of the men tracking them, as they try to reason out what has gone ... read more read more...wrong in their lives. Jeb can't remember anything about his early childhood except for a horrible incident in which the people around him were killed by a mysterious stranger, whose flashing spurs were all the boy saw. He was raised by Ma Callum (Judith Anderson), alongside her two children, Thorley and Adam, as one of her own. But every time Jeb seemed poised to find peace, or even simple stability in his life, lurking nearby was Grant (Dean Jagger), a one-armed stranger who seemed bent on tormenting Jeb -- Jeb doesn't know who he really is, much less who Grant is, but Grant knows enough about him and is good enough at manipulating human nature to make Jeb a target for jealousy and murder. Making Jeb's life even more complicated is the fact that he and his adopted sister Thorley fell in love with each other, while Adam (John Rodney), his adopted brother, has come to hate him. The machinations around Jeb and Thorley come home to roost in multiple shootings and murder, a deadly chase and a long-planned lynching. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Raoul Walsch, Raoul Walsh

Release Date: January 1, 1947

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DVD Release Date: January 21, 2003

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  • harrycaul
    June 20, 2009
    harrycaul
    A veteran of numerous decent films noirs and westerns (even by 1947), Robert Mitchum was the perfect choice of lead for a western utilising such typically noirish devices as flashbacks, a voiceover and moody, high contrast photography, courtesy of James Wong Howe. There's ... read morealso a strong biblical flavour to the picture, with the Cain vs. Abel sparring of Mitchum and his adoptive brother, and a plotline concerning the sins of a father being visited on his son. Events do get a little repetitive in the middle and I enjoyed the first half better than the second, though there is a lovely late scene, beautifully acted by Teresa Wright, in which Mitchum calls round to court her and she invites him in and treats him like a stranger, even though they grew up together as brother and sister, under that very roof. Teresa even gets to practise her femme fatale chops for a moment or two, which is a sight I thought I'd never see!
  • garyX
    May 18, 2009
    garyX
    Robert Mitchum plays a rancher who has been stalked since childhood by a one armed man with a grudge, without ever knowing why.The themes of twisted psychology, sibling rivalry, jealousy and revenge presented by shadow steeped photography and narrated by Mitchum who is on top for... read morem as the hapless anti-hero who is unwillingly forced to kill by circumstances beyond his control all point to the same thing; I don't care how many stetsons or six guns are on show, this IS Film Noir. The intelligent character driven plot is all very Freudian, which makes for a very unusual hybrid of genres. It looks fantastic and has a solid supporting cast, the pick of which is Judith Anderson as the matriarch whose guilty secret lies at the core of the events Mitchum finds himself caught up in. I'd never heard of this one before, and I'm glad I stumbled upon it. If you like Noir, westerns, or classic film in general, it's worth hunting down a copy.

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Michael E. Grost
July 17, 2009
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Unusual combination of Western and film noir crime thriller. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
September 4, 2001
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A splendid turn of the century classic western. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Stephen Holden
December 6, 2004
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
June 26, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Andy Klein
July 29, 2004
Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat

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May 1, 2003
Dan Callahan, ToxicUniverse.com

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February 9, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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Bill Craske
October 6, 2003
Bill Craske, Senses of Cinema

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Jim Ridley
January 1, 2000
Jim Ridley, Nashville Scene

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