The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
65 audience votes
Key crew
- John SturgesDirector
- William BowersScreenplay
Cast
- Robert TaylorJake Wade
- Richard WidmarkClint Hollister
- Patricia OwensPeggy
- Robert MiddletonOrtero
- Henry SilvaRennie
- DeForest KelleyWexler
- Burt DouglasLieutenant
- Eddie FirestoneBurke
- Richard H. CuttingLuke
- Roy EngelAvery
- Fred CobyCast
- Rory MallinsonCast
Stills
Themes
outlawlootghost town