The read
A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 175 1950s western movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 21m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Armed with a harpoon, a Swedish whaler is out for revenge after the death of his father. A greedy oil man trying to buy up the Swede's land might be the guilty party.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph H. LewisDirector
- Gerald FriedOriginal Music Composer
- Dalton TrumboScreenplay
Cast
- Sterling HaydenGeorge Hansen
- Sebastian CabotEd McNeil
- Carol KellyMolly
- Eugene MazzolaPepe Mirada
- Nedrick YoungJohnny Crale
- Victor MillanJose Mirada
- Frank FergusonDeacon Matt Holmes
- Marilee EarleMona Stacey
- Byron FoulgerThe Minister
- Ted StanhopeSven Hansen
- Steve MitchellKeeno
- Fred Kohler Jr.Weed
Themes
harpoonb moviemoral couragewhaler