A Man Alone (film)

A Man Alone
Film poster
Directed by Ray Milland
(as R. Milland)
Produced by Herbert J. Yates
Screenplay by John Tucker Battle
Story by Mort Briskin
Starring Ray Milland
Mary Murphy
Ward Bond
Music by Victor Young
Cinematography Lionel Linden
Edited by Richard L. Van Enger
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • October 17, 1955 (1955-10-17) (Los Angeles, California)
  • October 28, 1955 (1955-10-28) (United States)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English

A Man Alone is a 1955 Trucolor Western film directed by Ray Milland starring Ray Milland, Mary Murphy and Ward Bond. The story involves a man (Milland) who stumbles onto the aftermath of a stagecoach robbery in the Arizona desert in which there were no survivors.

Plot

On foot after the mercy killing of his horse, Wes Steele finds a stagecoach and a number of dead passengers. He takes a horse and rides to Mesa.

A corrupt banker, Stanley, and partner Joiner discuss their stagecoach holdup with Clanton, their hired gun. Joiner, upset over the deaths, begins to leave, but Clanton shoots him in the back.

Stanley tells townspeople the stranger Steele is responsible for the robbery and murder. Steele hides in the cellar of a house. It turns out to belong to the sheriff, Gil Gorrigan, who has yellow fever. His daughter Nadine is caring for Gil and the home is quarantined.

Steele nurses the sheriff back to health after Nadine collapses from fatigue. A grateful Nadine says her dad worries about her but has left her well-provided for the future. She and Steele kiss.

He ventures outside, where he confronts and coldcocks Stanley, causing a lynch mob to form. Gil gives the wanted Steele a chance to escape. It turns out the sheriff has been on the take from Stanley, so now a noose is tossed around a tree for him. Steele returns to rescue him. He kills Clanton, and then Stanley is placed under arrest. Told he should leave this town, Steele decides to stick around.

Cast

Production

Parts of the film were shot in the sand dunes outside St. George, Utah.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.


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