The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 89% of the 173 1950s western movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
148 audience votes
Key crew
- Dudley NicholsScreenplay
- Anthony MannDirector
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Henry FondaMorgan Hickman
- Anthony PerkinsBen Owens
- Betsy PalmerNona Mayfield
- Michel RayKip Mayfield
- Neville BrandBart Bogardus
- John McIntireJoseph "Doc" McCord
- Mary WebsterMillie Parker
- Peter BaldwinZeke McGaffey
- Richard ShannonBuck Henderson
- Lee Van CleefEd McGaffey
- James BellJudge Thatcher
- Howard PetrieHarvey King
Stills
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Themes
justicemixed race childseamstresshanging possenervoustwo guns belt