The Tall Stranger (film)
| The Tall Stranger | |
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| Directed by | Thomas Carr |
| Screenplay by | Christopher Knopf |
| Based on |
Louis L'Amour (from a story by) |
| Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
| Starring |
Joel McCrea Virginia Mayo |
| Cinematography | Wilfrid M. Cline |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Color process | Color by DeLuxe |
Production company |
Walter Mirisch Productions |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time |
83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Tall Stranger is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Thomas Carr and starring Joel McCrea and Virginia Mayo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Louis L'Amour.
Plot
A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.
Cast
- Joel McCrea as Ned Bannon
- Virginia Mayo as Ellen
- Barry Kelley as Hardy Bishop
- Michael Pate as Charley
- Michael Ansara as Zarata
- Leo Gordon as Stark
- Whit Bissell as Adam Judson
- Ray Teal as Cap
- James Dobson as Dud
- Phil Phillips as Will (as Philip Phillips)
- George N. Neise as Mort Harper (as George Neise)
- Robert Foulk as Pagones
- Adam Kennedy as Red
- Jennifer Lea as Mary (as Jenifer Lea)