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Bullet is Waiting (1954)

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A young woman (Jean Simmons) manages a remote California sheep ranch with her father (Brian Aherne). A plane carrying a sheriff (Stephen McNally) and a man indicted for manslaughter (Rory Calhoun) crashes nearby. Both men are cared for by the girl, who doesn't know at first which is the cop and which is the criminal. She falls in love with the convicted man and believes protestations of innocence, but the vindictive sheriff tries to dissuade her of these feelings. Given several chances to finish

Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: John Farrow

Cast

Jean Simmons
Cally Canham
Rory Calhoun
Ed Stone
Stephen McNally
Sheriff Munson
Brian Aherne
David Canham

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Plays out as a minor thriller.

January 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Not a western but an entertaining if improbable drama set in an isolated area in the west. Jean Simmons is full of guarded, wounded vunerability, a very fine actress. She and Rory Calhoun make a surprisingly simpatico pairing. Stephen McNally's character is rather one note, a more distinctive actor could have perhaps

August 7, 2011

jay nixon

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Maybe if A Bullet Is Waiting was more of a serious movie then it would've been something I could get into.With all the corny music & other things, It just felt too lighthearted to be good after what the description was about.It should've been a more dark or serious movie

February 20, 2011

Brody Manson

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