The Broken Land

The Broken Land is a 1962 CinemaScope DeLuxe Western film directed by John A. Bushelman, and starring Kent Taylor, Diana Darrin and Jack Nicholson.[2]

The Broken Land
Directed byJohn A. Bushelman
Produced byLeonard A. Schwartz
Written byEdward J. Lakso
StarringKent Taylor
Jack Nicholson
Diana Darrin
Music byRichard LaSalle
CinematographyFloyd Crosby
Edited byCarl Pierson[1]
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 2, 1962 (1962-04-02)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film is about a cowboy who rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the sheriff, resulting in a robbery, a murder and his being pursued by a vengeful posse.

Cast

  • Kent Taylor as Marshal Jim Cogan
  • Diana Darrin as Mavera
  • Jody McCrea as Deputy Ed Flynn
  • Robert Sampson as Dave Dunson
  • Jack Nicholson as Will Brocious
  • Gary Sneed as Billy
  • Don Orlando as Frenchy Douchette
  • Helen Joseph as Ruth Flynn
  • H. Tom Cain as Mr. Flynn
  • Robert Hinkle as Dave
  • Bob Pollard

Production

The film was filmed at Apache Junction in Arizona during the summer of 1961. It was financed by Robert L. Lippert's Associated Producers. It gave an early role to Jack Nicholson. Nicholson later appeared in and wrote a number of films for Lippert, including Thunder Island and.[3]

See also

References

  1. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=19338
  2. "BROKEN LAND, The". Monthly Film Bulletin. London. 29 (336): 50. 1 January 1962. ProQuest 1305830569.
  3. McGilligan, Patrick (2015). Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393350975.


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