The Tall T (1957)

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  • THE TALL T


    DIRECTED BY BUDD BOETTICHER
    PRODUCED BY HARRY JOE BROWN/ RANDOLPH SCOTT
    PRODUCERS-ACTORS CORPORATION
    SCOTT-BROWN PRODUCTION
    COLUMBIA PICTURES


    Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas

    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Having lost his horse in a bet, Pat Brennan hitches a ride with a stagecoach carrying newlyweds,
    Willard and Doretta Mims.
    At the next station the coach and its passengers fall into the hands of a trio of outlaws
    headed by a man named Usher.
    When Usher learns that Doretta is the daughter of a rich copper-mine owner,
    he decides to hold her for ransom.
    Tension builds over the next 24 hours as Usher awaits a response to his demands
    and as a romantic attachment grows between Brennan and Doretta.
    Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis


    Full Cast
    Randolph Scott ... Pat Brennan
    Richard Boone ... Frank Usher
    Maureen O'Sullivan ... Doretta Mims
    Arthur Hunnicutt ... Ed Rintoon
    Skip Homeier ... Billy Jack
    Henry Silva ... Chink
    John Hubbard ... Willard Mims
    Robert Burton ... Tenvoorde:
    Robert Anderson ... Jace (uncredited)
    Dick Johnstone ... Townsman (uncredited)
    Ann Kunde ... Townswoman (uncredited)
    Christopher Olsen ... Jeff (uncredited)
    Fred Sherman ... Hank Parker (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Burt Kennedy (screenplay)
    Elmore Leonard (story)


    Original Music
    Heinz Roemheld


    Cinematography
    Charles Lawton Jr.


    Trivia
    Columbia Pictures released this film on a double bill with Hellcats of the Navy starring Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis.


    During filming it was called "The Captives" (Elmore Leonard's original story title) and/or "The Tall Rider". Just prior to release, the title was changed to "The Tall T," the name of the Tenvoorde ranch in the early scenes.


    The line screenwriter Burt Kennedy wrote for Scott, "Some things a man can't ride around," was repeated in a later Scott/Brown production, "Ride Lonesome." two years


    Goofs
    Anachronisms
    As Brennan rides into town, after the meeting with the station keeper and his son, he passes the stage, which is standing in the street. Behind the stage, in the street behind, there is a parked car.


    In the hideout is a fireplace with a highway torch burning in it. Commonly known as smudge pots, these round oil burners warned drivers of caution ahead. Patented in 1927 and commonly seen on roadways in the 1950s, this one somehow did a time warp back to the 1880's.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Location
    Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA


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    The Tall T

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 2 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • The Tall T is a 1957 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher
    and starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, and Maureen O'Sullivan.
    Adapted by Burt Kennedy from the short story "The Captives" by Elmore Leonard,
    the film is about an independent former ranch foreman who is kidnapped along with an heiress,
    who is being held for ransom by three ruthless outlaws.


    In 2000, The Tall T was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry
    by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."



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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 2 times, last by ethanedwards ().