The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living playing the accordion, he is given a second chance by his former boss.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
85 audience votes
Key crew
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- Borden ChaseScreenplay
- James NeilsonDirector
Cast
- James StewartGrant McLaine
- Audie MurphyThe Utica Kid
- Dan DuryeaWhitey Harbin
- Dianne FosterCharlotte Drew
- Elaine StewartVerna Kimball
- Brandon De WildeJoey Adams
- Jay C. FlippenBen Kimball
- Herbert AndersonWill Renner
- Robert J. WilkeConcho
- Hugh BeaumontJeff Kurth
- Jack ElamShotgun
- Tommy CookHowdy Sladen
Stills
Themes
railroadhenry riflepayrolltechnirama