These Thousand Hills (1959)

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Release Date: May 6, 1959 Wide

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Don Murray stars as a humble cowboy with aspirations for bigger things. He borrows money from his dance-hall girlfriend Lee Remick to buy a ranch, then dumps Remick in favor of banker's daughter Patricia Owens. Murray runs for political office, and in so doing is compelled to join a posse in search of his best friend Stuart Whitman, who has turned rustler. Anxious not to compromise his climb to the top, Murray stands by in silence as Whitman is lynched. In the end, however, Murray regains his

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: Richard Fleischer

Written By: A.B. Guthrie Jr., Lord Alfred Hayes

In Theaters: May 6, 1959 Wide

On DVD: May 23, 2006

Cast

Don Murray
Lat Evans
Richard Egan
Jehu
Lee Remick
Callie
Stuart Whitman
Tom Ping
Albert Dekker
Conrad
Harold J. Stone
Ram Butler
Royal Dano
Carmichael
Jean Willes
Jen
Douglas Fowley
Whitney
Fuzzy Knight
Sally the Cook
Barbara Morrison
Miss Fran
Ned Wever
Gorham
Ken Renard
Happy
Steven Darrell
McLean
Tom Greenway
Chanault
Nelson Leigh
Brother Van
Ben Wright
Frenchy
Jess Kirkpatrick
Strain
John Epper
Swede
Patricia Owens
Joyce
Robert Adler

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A superior oater.

March 18, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Average western with advantage of good cast. Don Murray is okay in the lead, he never really had that elusive something to be a great movie star but is a fine actor. The supporting cast is full of familiar faces that all provide excellent work, the real standout is Lee Remick who offers up a delicately shaded

July 6, 2010