A Man Alone

1955

1h 36m

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5.7/10

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A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all the passengers were killed. He takes one of the horses to ride to town to report the massacre, but finds himself accused of it. He also finds himself accused of the murder of the local banker, and winds up hiding in the basement of a house where the local sheriff, who is very sick, lives with his daughter.

Directors

Ray Milland

Writers

John Tucker Battle(screenplay by)

Mort Briskin(story by)

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Ray Milland

Mary Murphy

Ward Bond

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Wes Steele

Nadine Corrigan

Sheriff Gil Corrigan

Stanley

Dr. Mason

Clanton

Jim Anderson

Henry Slocum

Maybanks

Luke Joiner

Ortega

Sam Hall

Wilson

Townsman (uncredited)

Emile Avery

Townsman (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Townsman (uncredited)

Forrest Burns

Townsman (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Townswoman (uncredited)

Directors

Ray Milland

Writers

John Tucker Battle(screenplay by)

Mort Briskin(story by)

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7/10

_**“Shut up, Wesley!”**_ In the Old West, a drifting gunman (Ray Milland) finds himself in a Southwest town wrongly accused of a crime. He hides out in the basement of a young woman whose father is invalided upstairs (Mary Murphy and Ward Bond). Can he escape before being lynched by a vengeful mob? Raymond Burr, Lee Van Cleef and Alan Hale Jr. are also on hand. "A Man Alone" (1955) is the first of five films directed by Milland. It mixes the brutal realities of the Old West with some quality mood. While mostly a town-bound Western (and often in the Sheriff’s residence), there’s also some spectacular photography of the Southwest (listed below). Meanwhile Milland comes across as a James Stewart lookalike. If you can roll with a couple of contrivances, the story is good with interesting explorations of morality. For instance, is dishonest gain acceptable as long as no one dies? Even if it can be justified, what if innocent people wind up dead? How long can a generally good person keep up the lie and live with their conscience? The movie runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot at Republic Studios in Los Angeles with location work done at Snow Canyon outside St. George, Utah. Other locations cited are Arizona (Paiute Wilderness Area & Colorado City) and New Mexico. GRADE: B

Wuchak15 Dec, 2021