The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Wes Anderson is caught cattle rustling and promptly jailed. The public is outraged, but, since Wes always worked at night, they don't know what he looks like. Still, they break into the prison and lynch a hobo they think is Wes, while the actual culprit sneaks off to see his old flame, Rela, who has recently taken up with his straitlaced brother, Tom (William Ching). But Tom is envious of his outlaw brother, and he decides to join Wes in a life of crime.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Roy RowlandDirector
- Niven BuschScreenplay
Cast
- Barbara StanwyckRela
- Fred MacMurrayWes Anderson
- Ward BondCole Gardner
- William ChingTom Anderson
- John DierkesSheriff Daws
- Morris AnkrumAlexander Prince
- Jack ElamSlim
- Charles HaltonClemmons Usqubaugh
- Norman LeavittTidy
- Sam FlintMr. Mott
- Myra MarshMrs. Anderson
- William KerwinTony
Stills
Themes
shootoutfemale gunfighter