Along the Great Divide (1951)

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  • ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE


    DIRECTED BY RAOUL WALSH
    MUSIC BY DAVID BUTTOLPH
    WARNER BROS
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    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    New Federal marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan,
    and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial.
    Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge,
    and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again.
    Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it,
    will justice be served?
    Written by Rod Crawford

    Cast
    Kirk Douglas ... Marshal Len Merrick
    Virginia Mayo ... Ann Keith
    John Agar ... Billy Shear
    Walter Brennan ... Timothy 'Pop' Keith
    Ray Teal ... Deputy Lou Gray
    Hugh Sanders ... Frank Newcombe
    Morris Ankrum ... Ed Roden
    James Anderson ... Dan Roden
    Charles Meredith ... Judge Marlowe
    and many more...


    Directed
    Raoul Walsh


    Writing Credits
    Walter Doniger ... (screenplay) (story)
    Lewis Meltzer ... (screenplay)


    Produced
    Anthony Veiller ... producer


    Music
    David Buttolph


    Cinematography
    Sidney Hickox ... (as Sid Hickox)


    Trivia
    Kirk Douglas' first western.


    Morris Ankrum played Ed Roden in both this movie and its remake, Cheyenne: The Travelers (1956).


    Both Morris Ankrum and Kenneth MacDonald would go on to play recurring judges on the Perry Mason (1957).


    Quotes
    Ned Roden: Who are you?
    Marshal Len Merrick: My name's Merrick. I'm United States Marshal here.
    Ned Roden: You're new in the territory.
    Marshal Len Merrick: The law isn't.


    Marshal Len Merrick: You're all guilty. You'll all pay.


    Filming Locations
    Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
    Mojave Desert, California, USA
    Sierra Madre Mountains, California, USA
    Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Along the Great Divide is a 1951 American western film directed by
    Raoul Walsh and starring Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo,
    John Agar, and Walter Brennan.


    Duke,'Pals', Kirk Douglas, John Agar and Walter Brennan, star in this one



    User Review


    Quite dated...
    14 January 2005 | by gue_gg_ila (Caracas, Venezuela)


    Quote from gue

    It is a quite dated film, but that is not exactly it's problem! It is far from the best film ever. Quite out off reality. Terrible script, which lead to bad performances. Kirk Douglas manages to look credible, but the rest of the cast doesn't achieve what this great actor could in this film. This film proves that bad movies have been made since way before the 90s! Although it has good things, it is dated in almost every way, and it is full of too many flaws! Also, the film is quite predictable, but it has a good scenery and fails to deliver emotion. They make the character of Virginia Mayo very annoying too, and she fails as an actress!TERRIBLE! That forces me to give the film a 5/10,


    but because Kirk tried to make it better, I would actually rank it with a lower grade!

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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