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1955    1h 44mWestern, Drama
6.214%41%5.8
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A delicious love story centered around a single father attempting raise his son despite the temptations of liquor and women. Lancaster shines as the stable and regal frontiersman fending off the seductions of Walter Matthau and lewd desires.
Directed by Burt Lancaster
  • Burt LancasterElias Wakefield / Director
  • Dianne FosterHannah Bolen
  • Walter MatthauStan Bodine
  • Diana LynnSusie Spann
  • Donald MacDonaldLittle Eli Wakefield
  • John McIntireZack Wakefield
  • Una MerkelSophie Wakefield
  • John CarradineZiby Fletcher
  • John LitelPleasant Tuesday Babson
  • Rhys WilliamsConstable
  • Edward NorrisRoulette Dealer
  • Will WrightJohn Decker (uncredited)
  • Douglas SpencerFrome Brother (uncredited)
  • Paul WexlerFrome Brother (uncredited)
  • Clem BevansRiverboat Captain (uncredited)
  • Norman LeavittFrontiersman (uncredited)
  • Whip WilsonFrontiersman (uncredited)
  • Felix HoltNovel
  • A.B. Guthrie Jr.Screenplay
  • Harold HechtProducer
  • eif999August 12, 2025
    A dreaded family western with musical numbers. Lancaster shot this as director and dressed like the Flynn’s Robin Hood. This Americana Hood should have been more exciting. He should have lost the kid and kept the dog. He should have lost the wig. Bernard Herrmann composed a nice soundtrack.
  • Mister ArnMay 22, 2025
    The second half of this movie really drags as Eli tries to build his bankroll for the boat. The interactions between father and son are enjoyable, but aren't the focus they should be.

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