Man Without a Star
| Man Without a Star | |
|---|---|
 Film poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | King Vidor |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Written by |
Dee Linford (novel) Borden Chase D. D. Beauchamp |
| Starring |
Kirk Douglas Jeanne Crain Claire Trevor William Campbell |
| Music by |
Joseph Gershenson Arnold Hughes |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.2 million (US)[1] |
Man Without a Star is a 1955 western film starring Kirk Douglas as a wanderer who gets dragged into a range war. It was based on the novel of the same name, published in 1952, by Dee Linford.
Plot
Easygoing cowboy Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) and his impressionable young friend Jeff Jimson (William Campbell) wander into town and are hired to work for an absentee rancher named Reed Bowman. When Bowman finally shows up, Dempsey is surprised to find that he has been working for a very attractive woman (Jeanne Crain), one who has very ambitious plans. These lead to conflict with her neighbors.
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Dempsey Rae
- Jeanne Crain as Reed Bowman
- Claire Trevor as Idonee
- William Campbell as Jeff "Texas" Jimson
- Richard Boone as Steve Miles
- Jay C. Flippen as Strap Davis
- Myrna Hansen as Tess Cassidy
- Mara Corday as Moccasin Mary
- Eddy Waller as Tom Cassidy (as Eddy C. Waller)
- Sheb Wooley as Latigo
- George Wallace as Tom Carter
- Frank Chase as Little Waco
- Paul Birch as Mark Toliver
- Roy Barcroft as Sheriff Olson
- William "Bill"' Phillips as Cookie (as Wm. "Bill" Phillips)
- Jack Elam as Knife killer of railroad brakeman (uncredited)
See also
References
- ↑ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
External links
- Man Without a Star at the Internet Movie Database
- Man Without a Star at the TCM Movie Database
- Man Without a Star at AllMovie
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