A Man Alone (film)
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| Directed by | Ray Milland |
| Produced by | Herbert J. Yates |
| Screenplay by | John Tucker Battle |
| Story by | Mort Briskin |
| Starring |
Ray Milland Mary Murphy Ward Bond Raymond Burr Lee Van Cleef Alan Hale, Jr. |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Lionel Linden |
| Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
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| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Man Alone is a 1955 American Western directed by and starring Ray Milland (making his directorial debut). The supporting cast includes Mary Murphy, Ward Bond, Raymond Burr, Lee Van Cleef, and Alan Hale, Jr.. The story involves a man (Milland) who stumbles onto the aftermath of a stagecoach robbery in the Arizona desert in which there were no survivors.
Plot
On foot after the mercy killing of his horse, Wes Steele finds a stagecoach and a number of dead passengers. He takes a horse and rides to Mesa.
A corrupt banker, Stanley, and partner Joiner discuss their stagecoach holdup with Clanton, their hired gun. Joiner, upset over the deaths, begins to leave, but Clanton shoots him in the back.
Stanley tells townspeople the stranger Steele is responsible for the robbery and murder. Steele hides in the cellar of a house. It turns out to belong to the sheriff, Gil Gorrigan, who has yellow fever. His daughter Nadine is caring for Gil and the home is quarantined.
Steele nurses the sheriff back to health after Nadine collapses from fatigue. A grateful Nadine says her dad worries about her but has left her well-provided for the future. She and Steele kiss.
He ventures outside, where he confronts and coldcocks Stanley, causing a lynch mob to form. Gil gives the wanted Steele a chance to escape. It turns out the sheriff has been on the take from Stanley, so now a noose is tossed around a tree for him. Steele returns to rescue him. He kills Clanton, and then Stanley is placed under arrest. Told he should leave this town, Steele decides to stick around.
Cast
- Ray Milland as Wes Steele
- Mary Murphy as Nadine Corrigan
- Ward Bond as Sheriff Gil Corrigan
- Raymond Burr as Stanley, Bank of Mesa
- Arthur Space as Doctor Mason
- Lee Van Cleef as Clanton (Stanley henchman)
- Alan Hale, Jr. as Acting Sheriff Jim Anderson (billed as Alan Hale)
- Douglas Spencer as Henry Slocum, Undertaker
- Thomas Browne Henry as Maybanks, Newspaper Man
- Grandon Rhodes as Luke Joiner, Stanley's Partner
External links
- A Man Alone at the Internet Movie Database
- A Man Alone at AllMovie
- A Man Alone at the TCM Movie Database