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Man of the West
1958 film by Anthony Mann
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1958 film by Anthony Mann
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1958 · 1h 40m · Western
TMDB 6.6/10 (242 votes)
Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.
Directed by Anthony Mann
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Anthony MannDirector
Gary Cooperas Link Jones
Julie Londonas Billie Ellis
Lee J. Cobbas Dock Tobin
Arthur O'Connellas Sam Beasley
Jack Lordas Coaley
John Dehneras Claude Tobin
Royal Danoas Trout
Robert J. Wilkeas PonchJJoe Dominguezas Mexican Man (uncredited)
Dick Elliottas Willie (uncredited)
Frank Fergusonas Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Herman Hackas Train Passenger (uncredited)
Signe Hackas Train Passenger (uncredited)AAnn Kundeas Train Passenger (uncredited)Man of the West is a 1958 American Western film noir film starring Gary Cooper and directed by Anthony Mann, produced by Walter Mirisch and distributed by United Artists. The screenplay, written by Reginald Rose, is based on the 1955 novel The Border Jumpers, by Will C. Brown. Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Lord, and Arthur O'Connell co-star with John Dehner, Robert J. Wilke, and Royal Dano in supporting roles. The film is one of Cooper's final Westerns.
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