ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE
DIRECTED BY RAOUL WALSH
MUSIC BY DAVID BUTTOLPH
WARNER BROS.
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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