Will Penny

1968

Will Penny

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In this western, Will Penny is an aging and impoverished cowboy who stops over at the temporary frontier home of Catherine. She herself is en route to join her husband. Despite her wedding vows and the presence of her young son, Catherine finds herself drawn to Penny.

Cast

Charlton Heston
as Will Penny
Joan Hackett
as Catherine Allen
Donald Pleasence
as Preacher Quint
Lee Majors
as Blue
Bruce Dern
as Rafe Quint
Ben Johnson
as Alex
Slim Pickens
as Ike Wallerstein
Clifton James
as Catron
Anthony Zerbe
as Dutchy
Roy Jenson
as Boetius Sullivan
Jon Gries
as Horace Allen
G.D. Spradlin
as Anse Howard
Quentin Dean
as Jennie
William Schallert
as Dr. Fraker
Lydia Clarke
as Mrs. Fraker
Robert Luster
as Shem Bodine
Dal Jenkins
as Sambo
Matt Clark
as Romulus
Luke Askew
as Foxy
Anthony Costello
as Bigfoot
Gene Rutherford
as Rufus Quint
Chanin Hale
as Girl
Jon Francis
as Horace Greeley Allen
Stephen Edwards
as Town Boy
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  • Jan 08, 2010
    WILL PENNY-Released by Paramount Pictures. Running Time: 112 minutes. MPAA Rating: "M"-Mature Audiences-Parental Guidance Suggested.(For scenes of Western Violence and Strong Language). Released: 1968. -One of the best adult Westerns made to date and one of the more mature Westerns to come out of the 1960's,comes writer-director Tom Gries(who was most known for his television work for TV shows like The Rat Patrol)casts Charlton Heston(in one of the greatest roles in his career,and also he quoted as one of his favorite films)in the title role of a cowboy who patrols for trespassers and rustlers on a huge ranch,who protects two uninvited visitors,a mother and her son from vicious outlaws in 1880's Montana. Gries' son Jon Gries,aka Jon Francis plays the boy while actress Joan Hackett portrays his mother who protects her son from the vicious outlaws(Donald Pleasence, Bruce Dern and Lee Majors). The film was very good in bring a more darker side of ranch life in the Old West. Excellent character study in one of Charlton Heston's best roles.
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