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Western

Cast a Long Shadow

- The roughest vengeance-trail a man ever rode!

A young man without surname inherits a big indebted ranch and has to prove his worthiness managing a cattle drive.

Release Date : 1959-08-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Mirisch CompanyUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Audie Murphy

Character Name : Matt Brown

Original Name : Audie Murphy

Gender : Male

Terry Moore

Character Name : Janet Calvert

Original Name : Terry Moore

Gender : Female

John Dehner

Character Name : Chip Donahue

Original Name : John Dehner

Gender : Male

Ann Doran

Character Name : Ma Calvert

Original Name : Ann Doran

Gender : Female

James Best

Character Name : Sam Mullen

Original Name : James Best

Gender : Male

Denver Pyle

Character Name : Preacher Harrison

Original Name : Denver Pyle

Gender : Male

Robert Foulk

Character Name : Hugh Rigdon

Original Name : Robert Foulk

Gender : Male

Rita Lynn

Character Name : Hortensia

Original Name : Rita Lynn

Gender : Female

Stacy Harris

Character Name : Eph Brown (as Stacy S. Harris)

Original Name : Stacy Harris

Gender : Male

Wright King

Character Name : Noah Pringle

Original Name : Wright King

Gender : Male

Arthur Berkeley

Character Name :

Original Name : Arthur Berkeley

Gender : Male

Jimmie Booth

Character Name :

Original Name : Jimmie Booth

Gender : Male

Claire Carleton

Character Name :

Original Name : Claire Carleton

Gender : Female

Mason Alan Dinehart

Character Name :

Original Name : Mason Alan Dinehart

Gender : Male

Terry Frost

Character Name :

Original Name : Terry Frost

Gender : Male

Nacho Galindo

Character Name :

Original Name : Nacho Galindo

Gender : Male

Elias Gamboa

Character Name :

Original Name : Elias Gamboa

Gender : Male

Jonathan Hole

Character Name :

Original Name : Jonathan Hole

Gender : Male

Dick Johnstone

Character Name :

Original Name : Dick Johnstone

Gender : Male

Ray Jones

Character Name :

Original Name : Ray Jones

Gender : Male

Kermit Maynard

Character Name :

Original Name : Kermit Maynard

Gender : Male

Joe Patridge

Character Name :

Original Name : Joe Patridge

Gender : Male

Jack Perrin

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Perrin

Gender : Male

Bob Reeves

Character Name :

Original Name : Bob Reeves

Gender : Male

Buddy Roosevelt

Character Name :

Original Name : Buddy Roosevelt

Gender : Male

Tony Roux

Character Name :

Original Name : Tony Roux

Gender : Male

Rudy Sooter

Character Name :

Original Name : Rudy Sooter

Gender : Male

Dale Van Sickel

Character Name :

Original Name : Dale Van Sickel

Gender : Male

Rusty Wescoatt

Character Name :

Original Name : Rusty Wescoatt

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

What's in a name? Cast a Long Shadow is directed by Thomas Carr and adapted to screenplay by Martin M. Goldsmith and John McGreevey from the novel written by Wayne D. Overholser. It stars Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner, James Best, Denver Pyle and Ann Doran. Music is by Gerald Fried and cinematography by Wilfred Cline. Filmed in black and white and produced out of the company Murphy formed with Walter Mirisch, Cast a Long Shadow is a tired Oater on narrative terms. The look and feel is fine and the performances are more than up to scratch, but there's a thematic drive missing from the writing, a missed opportunity to really pump some psychologically distorted blood into its veins. Murphy is a tough drinking loose cannon type who inherits a ranch and renounces his past and plans to marry his sweetheart. But the ranch is wanted by the townsfolk as a means of productivity salvation and it transpires it's in a whole bunch of debt - with the bank vultures circling. So Audie takes control of a crucial cattle drive and proves to be a very hard task master, so much so he just may kill off any hope of saving the ranch in the process. In the background is the hovering question of Murphy's illegitimacy, something which bothers him so, and with him trying to go straight and sober - but in the process alienating everyone around him, the meat is there for a tasty stew. Sadly it's only averagely unfurled and culmination of story leaves loose ends dangling. Still, it's never dull, music and photography are in sync with the play, and Murphy fans get good value for their time. 6/10