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Release Date:
July 1959 (USA)
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Plot:
Cowboys and ranchers have to put their differences aside when a gang of outlaws, led by army captain Jack Bruhn...
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Robert Ryan Rides Again
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| Robert Ryan | ... | Blaise Starrett |

| Burl Ives | ... | Jack Bruhn |
 | Tina Louise | ... | Helen Crane |
 | Alan Marshal | ... | Hal Crane |
 | Venetia Stevenson | ... | Ernine, Vic's Daughter |
 | David Nelson | ... | Gene, Bruhn's Gang |

| Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Dan, Starret's Foreman |
 | Jack Lambert | ... | Tex (Bruhn's gang) |
 | Frank DeKova | ... | Denver, Bruhn's Gang (as Frank deKova) |
 | Lance Fuller | ... | Pace, Bruhn's Gang |
 | Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Larry Teter (town barber) (as Elisha Cook) |
 | Dabbs Greer | ... | Doc Langer, Veterinarian |
 | Betsy Jones-Moreland | ... | Mrs. Preston (as Betsey Jones-Moreland) |
 | Helen Westcott | ... | Vivian |

| Donald Elson | ... | Vic, General Store Owner |
 | Robert Cornthwaite | ... | Tommy Preston, Wyoming Hotel Owner |

| Michael McGreevey | ... | Bobby, Vic's Son (as Mike McGreevey) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: |
 | George Ross | ... | Clagett (uncredited) |
 | William Schallert | ... | Preston (uncredited) |
 | Dan Sheridan | ... | (uncredited) |
 | Arthur Space | ... | Clay (uncredited) |
 | Paul Wexler | ... | Vause, Bruhn's Gang (uncredited) |
 | Jack Woody | ... | Shorty, Bruhn's Gang (uncredited) |
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Also Known As:
Tag der Gesetzlosen (Austria) (West Germany) [de]Ase ja laki (Finland) [fi]Ashimi mera ximeronei (Greece) [el]Chevauchée des bannis, La (France) [fr]Día del proscrito, El (Spain) [es]Lovløses dag, De (Denmark) [da]Notte senza legge, La (Italy) [it]
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Runtime:
92 min
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Sound)
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Quotes:
Blaise Starrett:
I'm through being reasonable. I told Crane what would happen if he strung that wire.
Dan, Starret's Foreman:
Blaise, we've pulled over some hard hills together, and I've rode behind you all the way. But a wire fence is a poor excuse to make a widow out of Crane's wife. What have you been thinking about all winter - Crane's barb wire fence, or Crane's pretty wife, Helen?
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This is an uncommon, stark western starring the versatile Robert Ryan in tough guy mode, as a ruthless cattleman at odds with homesteaders in a tiny, bleak western town. As he is about to settle a feud with a local farmer, Burl Ives and his band of sadistic thugs ride into town and hold the citizens hostage. As Ives tries to keep his men from raping the women, Ryan must find a way to save the town, and redeem himself in the process.
Beautiful outdoor photography and solid acting combine with an unusual story line to make this a very interesting, tense flick. The movie eschews the usual western cliches in favor of maintaining a somber, moral tone. Ives excels as an internally conflicted villain. And Ryan, as always, is the man.