''Tall Man Riding'' is a 1955 American

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Warnercolor film directed by

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and starring

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, 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).

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

as Larry Madden * Dorothy Malone as Corinna Ordway * Peggie Castle as Reva, Pearlo's Palace entertainer * Bill Ching as Rex Willard *

John Baragrey John Baragrey (April 15, 1918 – August 4, 1975) was an American film, television, and stage actor who appeared in virtually every dramatic television series of the 1950s and early 1960s. Early years Baragrey was born in Haleyville, Alabama ...

as Sebo Pearlo *

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as Tucker Ordway *

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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 Russ Conway, DSM (born Trevor Herbert Stanford; 2 September 1925 – 16 November 2000) was an English popular music pianist and composer. Conway had 20 piano instrumentals in the UK Singles Chart between 1957 and 1963, including two number ...

as Marshal Jim Feathergill * Holly Bane as Tom *

Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1912 ...

as Townsman (uncredited) * Jack Mower as Townsman (uncredited) * William Fawcett (actor) as Andy (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)

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)

References

External links

* * * 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 English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-US-Western-film-stub