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The Tall T (1957)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1957 Wide

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Perhaps the grittiest and grimmest of the Randolph Scott-Budd Boetticher collaborations, The Tall T was adapted by Burt Kennedy from the Elmore Leonard short story The Captive. Scott plays a former ranch foreman who, along with newlyweds Maureen O'Sullivan and John Hubbard, is held hostage at a deserted stagecoach station by ruthless bandit Richard Boone and his henchmen Henry Silva and Skip Homeier. Since we already know that Boone has no qualms about killing a freckle-faced 10 year old boy, we

Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.

Western, Classics

Directed By: Budd Boetticher

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1957 Wide

On DVD: Nov 4, 2008

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
Fred E. Sherman
Hank Parker
Christopher Olsen
Jeff
Chris Olsen

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Western gem full of trickster characters and an odd take on gender.

August 10, 2011 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

The Tall T has some of the best sequences in the "Ranown" series.

November 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

A marvelous but bleak psychological Western.

April 28, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Awesome minimalist western. The dialog crackles. it should, it's taken directly from the Elmore Leonard short story it's` adapted from. If you've seen a lot of westerns, and haven't seen Tall T check it out. If you haven't, I wouldn't start here. See the classics, then come back to this one. You'll get more out of it. Trust me.

October 21, 2008

Ken Stachnik

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excellent script based on an early elmore leonard short story, excellent direction by the ever economical budd boetticher, excellent performances by some iconic actors = one excellent western

March 13, 2009