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The Highwayman is a 1951 American historical adventure film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Philip Friend, Wanda Hendrix and Cecil Kellaway. The film was shot in Cinecolor and distributed by Allied Artists, the prestige subsidiary of Monogram Pictures.
- Jack Dietz Productions
With Philip Friend, Charles Coburn, Wanda Hendrix, Cecil Kellaway. During the 1700s, a masked bandit robs the rich and aids the poor, to the chagrin of the authorities and the corrupt nobility, and prompting the king to task a ruthless man from the Colonies to capture the outlaw.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Lesley Selander
- 1951-08-12
The Highwayman (1951) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 22m 1951. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Quotes. Notes.
An 18th-century noble (Philip Friend) rides by night with his girlfriend (Wanda Hendrix) and gang, robbing the rich for the poor.
- Adventure
- Charles Coburn, Wanda Hendrix, Philip Friend
- Lesley Selander
The Highwayman (1951) - Directed by Lesley Selander, produced by Bernard W. Burton, Hal E. Chester, Jack Dietz and starring Philip Friend, Charles Coburn, Wanda Hendrix, Cecil Kellaway, Victor Jory, Scott Forbes, Virginia Huston, Dan O'Herlihy,and more...
- Charles Coburn, Cecil Kellaway, Victor Jory
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. The Highwayman is based on the famous narrative poem by Alfred Noyes. The title character, played by Philip Friend, is a bold masked bandit of 18th-century England, who robs from the rich and gives (a little) to the poor.
The Highwayman (1951) One of Hollywood's finest classic romantic swashbucklers. This one has it all . . . thundering hoofbeats, derring-do, moonlight chases, sneering villains, and a dashing hero to entrance his lady fair, all to the rousing music of Mendelsohn's "Italian Symphony", and no Hollywood film composer could have written a more apt ...
