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Acclaimed director George Stevens' legendary rendition of the quintessential Western myth earned six Academy Award. nominations, and made Shane one of the classics of the American cinema. The story brings Alan Ladd, a drifter and retired gunfighter, to the assistance of a homestead family terrorized by a wealthy cattleman and his hired gun (Jack Palance). In fighting the last decisive battle ...
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Jan 1, 2023 · Shane (1953) Mark Franklin January 1, 2023 1950s. Alan Ladd is Shane, the mysterious, six-gun wielding stranger who rides into a valley where Joe Starrett (Van Heflin) and a handful of other men are trying to carve out homesteads. They’re doing that to the consternation of Rufus Ryker (Emile Meyer).
1. Shane. "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 22, 1954 with Alan Ladd and Van Heflin reprising their film roles. Jean Arthur was over 50 years old when she played Marian Starrett - she was, in fact, ten years older than Emile Meyer, who plays grizzled old cattle baron Rufus Ryker.
Shane is the ultimate parable of selfless goodness counterpoised by the coarse grittiness usually associated with the genre. The unconventional way the movie resolved this seemingly irresolvable anomaly and used the regular characteristics of westerns as a ladder to reach the true allegorical heights it aimed for, paved the way for its eternal ...
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act. George Stevens. Director. Jack Schaefer. Novel. A.B. Guthrie Jr. Screenplay. Written by Peter McGinn on July 27, 2021. A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler ...
Shane, a Western novel by American author Jack Schaefer, was published in 1949 and is set on the Wyoming frontier during the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around Shane, a mysterious and skilled gunslinger who becomes entwined with the lives of the Starrett family, particularly young Joey. As tensions rise between homesteaders and ...
The two legendary gunslingers have it out in a truly iconic Western scene. Alan Ladd plays the laconic Shane, while Jack Palance portrays the imposing Jack W...
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