Man of the West

Film - 1958 - Drama, Western

The story

Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.

Directed by

Anthony Mann

Starring

Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner

Ratings

IMDb 7 out of 10

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Film · 1958 · Drama · Western

Man of the West

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The story

Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.

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IMDb
7 / 10
11k votes
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95%
Tomatometer
3.75 / 5
13k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
6.6 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreDrama, Western
Runtime1h 40m
RatedPG
Release1958-10-01
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