Tall Man Riding

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]

Tall Man Riding
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLesley Selander
Produced byDavid Weisbart
Screenplay byJoseph Hoffman
Based onTall Man Riding (novel)
1951 novel
by Norman A. Fox
Starring
Music byPaul Sawtell
CinematographyWilfred M. Cline
Edited byIrene Morra
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • June 18, 1955 (1955-06-18) (US)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.4 million (US)[1]

Plot

Seven years after being expelled from the city by cattle baron Tucker Ordway, Larry Madden returns to take revenge and claims 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

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]

See also

References
  1. "1955's Top Grossers". Variety. January 25, 1956. p. 15.
  2. "Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  3. "Full cast and crew for Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  4. "Locations for Tall Man Riding". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  5. "Soundtracks for". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2012.


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