The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
99 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicholas RayDirector
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
- David DortortWriter
- Horace McCoyWriter
- Alfred HayesWriter
- Andrew SoltWriter
- Jerry WaldWriter
Cast
- Susan HaywardLouise Merritt
- Robert MitchumJeff McCloud
- Arthur KennedyWes Merritt
- Arthur HunnicuttBooker Davis
- Frank FaylenAl Dawson
- Walter CoyBuster Burgess
- Carol NugentRusty Davis
- Maria HartRosemary Maddox
- Lorna ThayerGrace Burgess
- Burt MustinJeremiah Watrus
- Karen RandleGinny Logan
- Jimmie DoddRed Logan
Stills
Themes
husband wife relationshiprodeoinjurybull ridingrodeo cowboyfearful wifestudent mentor relationshipmarital conflictrise to the topambitious husband