Stranger on horseback 1955 cast and crew moviefone. Stranger on horseback is a 1955 american anscocolor western film directed by jacques. This doesnt sit too well with the judge because he wants to bring the mans son kevin mccarthy to trial. Xvid standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source dvdrip, bdrip, excluding r5 dvdrips. The son of a powerful cattle baron gets away with murder, but a judge is determined to make him stand trial despite fierce opposition from the killers father. In the 1950s, stories from his westerns he called them frontier stories began to be made into movies. Stranger on horseback 1955 the movie database tmdb. Stranger on horseback, dvd, remastered, restored, dolby, westerns, 089859057823. There he finds the town and surrounding area under the feudal thumb of an oldline family headed by josiah bannerman john mcintire.
Vci entertainment presents stranger on horseback 23 march 1955 55 minscolor dolby digitally remastered joel mccrea was an american film actor. Mar 02, 2011 jacques tourneur stranger on horseback 1955. Telecharger film stranger on horseback gratuitement, regarder film stranger on horseback en streaming, voir film stranger on horseback en ligne. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Where and how to watch stranger on horseback movie on kodi. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 24 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 2 second unit. Mccrea portrays a circuit judge richard thorne, who comes to a small western town in the course of making his rounds. Stranger on horseback is directed by jacques tourneur and adapted to screenplay by herb meadow and don martin from a story written by louis lamour. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android.
Though just over an hour, stranger on horseback achieves a sublime expansiveness thanks to the painterly ansco color cinematography and tourneurs intelligent handling of one of his pet themes. The judge runs afoul of the killers rich cattle baron father in the process. Stranger on horseback 1955 stranger on horseback 1955. He travels to one of his towns and finds that it is being run by a land. Circuit judge richard thorne visits a small western town in the course of making his rounds. Stranger on horseback is a film programme that first aired in 1955 and has been classified a u certificate. Stranger on horseback 1955 jacques tourneur cast and. Joel mccrea is the star, playing circuit judge richard thorne, arriving in a town ruled by the bannerman clan, investigating a shooting death where no arrests have been made. Stranger on horseback 1955 jacques tourneur synopsis.
Adapted from the story by louis lamour, the stranger in question. Stranger on horseback remastered, restored, dolby on tcm shop. Joel mccrea brings law and order to the range in stranger on horseback. Stranger on horseback 1955 out of 4 judge thorne joel mccrea arrives in a small town ran by josiah bannerman john mcintire and finds that the man pretty much owns everything and makes sure that everything is under his control. My interest was aroused by a february 1963 edition of motion which had a comment on the film by the esteemed raymond durgnat. With joel mccrea, miroslava, kevin mccarthy, john mcintire. Wichita is the better movie, but stranger on horseback has its merits. Hd 1080p stranger on horseback 1955 download movie. I liked the scene where one of mcintires henchmen, played by big lane bradford, tries to strongarm mccrea. Color 1955 the original negative for stranger on horseback no longer exists, so vcis release was taken from a 35mm print held by the british film institute.
A circuit judge joel mccrea rides in to break a ruthless cattle barons stranglehold on a frontier town. Released 1955, stranger on horseback stars joel mccrea, miroslava, kevin mccarthy, john mcintire the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 5 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Joel mccrea, miroslava, kevin mccarthy, john mcintire, john carradine, nancy gates. Domino 1988 dec 21 22 dec 20 27 dec 19 24 dec 18 22 dec 17 22. But stranger on horseback a title thats not entirely accurate, is one low budget western that deserves a closer look, and perhaps, over sixty years after it was made, a reassessment. Miroslava, whose family immigrated to mexico from their native czechoslovakia during world war ii, was one of mexicos most popular film actresses at the time of her death.
Overview of stranger on horseback, 1955, directed by jacques tourneur, with joel mccrea, miroslava, kevin mccarthy, at turner classic movies. Hd 1080p stranger on horseback 1955 download movie full. Hidalgo 2004, 2 stars, film cattle empire 1958, 3 stars, film tags. The screenplay is based on a story by louis lamour. Parisborn jacques tourneur, who had as a boy come to hollywood with his father, made the excellent first western canyon passage in 1946. The film won a golden globe award for best outdoor drama. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add.
Cavaleiro misterioso, o cavaleiro misterioso, einer gegen alle. Shot in anscolor, stranger on horseback is quite the looker, encapsulating the 1950s western landscapes of old. This is a digital projection that is below hd standards. This proves difficult, in that the town is virtually owned by the bannerman family. Stranger on horseback by jacques tourneur jacques tourneur. A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. Adapted from a novel by louis lamour, stranger on horseback is one of joel mccreas shorter western vehicles, zipping merrily along at a mere 66 minutes.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for stranger on horseback 1955 jacques tourneur on allmovie. The supporting cast features vera miles, lloyd bridges, edgar buchanan, peter graves, jack elam and mae clarke. Watch stranger on horseback movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The first of two superb westerns tourneur made in 1955 with joel mccrea followed by wichita, this adaptation of a louis lamour story casts the actor as a. Stranger on horseback is a 1955 american anscocolor western film directed by jacques tourneur and starring joel mccrea. Stranger on horseback 1955 directed by jacques tourneur. Wichita is a 1955 american cinemascope technicolor western film directed by jacques tourneur and starring joel mccrea as wyatt earp.
The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound quality and. Jul 07, 2014 westerns based on the works of louis lamour louis lamour, a veteran of world war ii, was a prolific author who began his career writing for the pulps under a variety of names. In this western, a circuit judge uses his pistols to reinforce his judgments. No budget is too minuscule and no runtime too short for tourneur to make an interesting picture. Stranger on horseback remastered, restored, dolby on. Rick thorne, a circuit judge, rides into bannerman and discovers everything in town is controlled by rich rancher josiah bannerman and his kin. Stranger on horseback is a better movie excreted by united artists, robert goldstein productions, leonard goldstein, who have a description of the movie is a circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice.
Stranger on horseback 1955 stranger on horseback 1955 a 2. Music is scored by paul dunlap and cinematography by ray rennahan. Released 1955, stranger on horseback stars joel mccrea, miroslava, kevin mccarthy, john mcintire the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 5 min, and received a. Stranger on horseback marked the last hollywood film appearance of actress miroslava, who committed suicide on 10 mar 1955. Despite wholehearted opposition and obstacles, thorne fingers. Joel mccrea, miroslava, kevin mccarthy, john mcintire, john carradine, nancy gates, emile meyer, robert cornthwaite. It stars joel mccrea, miroslava ternova, john mcintire, kevin mccarthy, john carradine, nancy gates and emile meyer. Stranger on horseback 1955 with judge joel mccrea 4.
He travels to one of his towns and finds that it is being run by a land baron. Watch stranger on horseback 1955 online for free the. Read the full synopsis of stranger on horseback, 1955, directed by jacques tourneur, with joel mccrea, miroslava, kevin mccarthy, at turner classic movies. Stranger on horseback is the least known of jacques tourneurs westerns, which include two other joel mccrea vehicles, wichita and stars in my crown not really a western in my view, but widely regarded as such, and the justly celebrated canyon passage. Stranger on horseback 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its not perfect, but it looks surprisingly good, especially for an anscocolor movie, and there are only a few splices in the print. Nov 04, 2016 i missed stranger on horseback 1955 on its first run in the uk. Stranger on horseback 1955 stream and watch online. Mccrea plays a travelling judge who makes it his mission in life to clean up the town of bannerman.
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