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Based on a story by Louis L’Amour, “Stranger on Horseback” stars Joel McCrea as Judge Richard ‘Rick’ Thorne. A voiceover at the beginning informs the audience that a “United States circuit judge needed three things to bring justice to this country – a law book, a horse and a gun” and pilgrim, Judge Rick has all three.
Jul 21, 2019 · I’ve read and seen Hondo (1953), which stars John Wayne and Geraldine Fitzgerald, and yet I’d readily proclaim Stranger on Horseback the finest movie adaptation of an L’Amour novel. Exhibit A is Joel McCrea as a circuit judge, highly principled but firm in his dealings.
Stranger on Horseback: Directed by Jacques Tourneur. With Joel McCrea, Miroslava, Kevin McCarthy, John McIntire. A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice.
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- Drama, Western
- Jacques Tourneur
- 1955-06
Stranger on Horseback is a 1955 American Anscocolor Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Joel McCrea. The screenplay is based on a story by Louis L'Amour. It was filmed in and around Sedona, Arizona.
Stranger on Horseback is directed by Jacques Tourneur and adapted to screenplay by Herb Meadow and Don Martin from a story written by Louis L'Amour. It stars Joel McCrea, Miroslava ternová, John McIntire, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Nancy Gates and Emile Meyer.
Aug 9, 2016 · Adapted from the story by Louis L’Amour, the Stranger in question is actually circuit judge Richard Thorne (McCrea). Arriving in a small town on a routine visit, he soon learns that there has been a murder recently, but that the man responsible hasn’t been arrested.
Yet quality will out, and it was such a compelling little oater that a true Western fan would overlook those drawbacks to appreciate its finer points, including a script based on the most prolific writer in the genre, Louis L'Amour, who wrote hundreds of Western tales on the page, though was not as often adapted for the screen despite his huge ...
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