Ramrod (film)

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Ramrod
Movie poster for Ramrod (1947)
Directed by	André de Toth
Produced by	Harry Sherman
Written by	Luke Short (story) Jack Moffitt C. Graham Baker Cecile Kramer
Starring	Joel McCrea Veronica Lake
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	May 2, 1947
Running time	95 min.
Language	English
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Ramrod is a 1947 film directed by André De Toth.

This cowboy drama from Hungarian director De Toth was the first of several films based on the stories of Western author Luke Short. De Toth's first Western is often compared to films noir movies released around the same time. The films star Veronica Lake was married to director De Toth. Original music by Adolph Deutsch with cinematography by noted cameraman Russell Harlan.

[edit] Plot

Connie Dickason (Lake) is a blonde and strong-willed daughter of a ranch owner. Her father is under control of a powerful local cattleman, Frank Ivey, whom he once wanted his daughter to marry. Connie instead marries a sheep rancher and inherits his land. Later, she gets caught up in a dangerous ranch standoff and begins to fall in love with a ranch hand Dave Nash (McCrea).