''Tall Man Riding'' is a 1955 American Western

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film directed by Lesley Selander and starring

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, and Peggie Castle. Based on the novel ''Tall Man Riding'', by

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, 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).

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 become a murderer, as doing so would separate him from society for the rest of his life.

Cast

as Larry Madden *

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 * Russell Conway as Marshal Jim Feathergill * Holly Bane as Tom

Production

Filming locations

* Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA * French Ranch, Hidden Valley Road, Thousand Oaks, California, USA *

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, 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)

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)

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* * * * 1955 films 1955 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films 1950s English-language films Films based on American novels Films based on Western (genre) novels Films set in the 1890s Films set in Montana Warner Bros. films Films directed by Lesley Selander Films scored by Paul Sawtell 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub