The read
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
88 audience votes
Key crew
- Budd BoetticherDirector
- Charles LangScreenplay
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Randolph ScottBart Allison
- John CarrollTate Kimbrough
- Karen SteeleLucy Summerton
- Valerie FrenchRuby James
- Noah Beery Jr.Sam
- John ArcherDr. John Storrow
- Andrew DugganSheriff Swede Hansen
- James WesterfieldOtis, the Bartender
- John LitelCharles Summerton
- Ray TealMorley Chase
- Vaughn TaylorMr. Baldwin
- Richard DeaconReverend Zaron
Stills
Themes
sheriff