Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lesley Selander
Screenplay by	Joseph Hoffman
Based on	Tall Man Riding (novel); 1951 novel; by Norman A. Fox
Produced by	David Weisbart
Starring	Randolph Scott; Dorothy Malone; Peggie Castle;
Cinematography	Wilfred M. Cline
Edited by	Irene Morra
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Production; company	Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	June 18, 1955;
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.4 million (US)

Tall Man Riding is a 1955 American Western Warnercolor film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, and Peggie Castle. Based on the novel Tall Man Riding, by Norman A. Fox, the film is about a cowboy (Scott) seeking revenge against a ranch owner for publicly whipping him years earlier and for breaking up his relationship with the ranch owner's daughter (Malone).^[2]

Plot

Seven years after being expelled from the city by cattle baron Tucker Ordway, Larry Madden returns to take revenge and claim his rightful land. He also plans to resume romance with beautiful Corinna, Tucker's daughter. Incredulous Corinna finally allies with Larry, who is still undecided whether to kill Ordway, as doing so would separate him from society for the rest of his life.

Cast

Randolph Scott as Larry Madden
Dorothy Malone as Corinna Ordway
Peggie Castle as Reva, Pearlo's Palace entertainer
Bill Ching as Rex Willard
John Baragrey as Sebo Pearlo
Robert Barrat as Tucker Ordway
John Dehner as Ames Luddington
Paul Richards as The Peso Kid
Lane Chandler as Hap Sutton
Mickey Simpson as Deputy Jeff Barclay
Joe Bassett as Will
Charles Watts as Al, Pearlo's Palace bartender
Russ Conway as Marshal Jim Feathergill
Holly Bane as Tom^[3]
Philo McCullough as Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Mower as Townsman (uncredited)

Production

Filming locations

Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
French Ranch, Hidden Valley Road, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Iverson Ranch, 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (Six Points western town)^[4]

Soundtrack

"Oh, He Looked Like He Might Buy Wine" (Ray Heindorf and Sammy Cahn)
"It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight" (Egbert Van Alstyne and Harry Williams)
"As the Brass Band Played" (Ray Heindorf and Jack Scholl)^[5]

References

^ "1955's Top Grossers". Variety. January 25, 1956. p. 15.
^ "Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
^ "Full cast and crew for Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
^ "Locations for Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
^ "Soundtracks for". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.

External links

Tall Man Riding at IMDb
Tall Man Riding at the TCM Movie Database
Tall Man Riding at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "1955's Top Grossers". Variety. January 25, 1956. p. 15.

[imdb-2] "Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.

[imdbcast-3] "Full cast and crew for Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.

[imdblocations-4] "Locations for Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.

[imdbsoundtracks-5] "Soundtracks for". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.

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