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Feature film — 1958

Man of the West (1958)

6.61h 40mWestern

Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.

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A high-signal pick with 250 votes.

Ashton Productions / Walter Mirisch Productions

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Director: Anthony Mann

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Cast & crew

Gary Cooper as Link Jones

Gary Cooper

Link Jones

Julie London as Billie Ellis

Julie London

Billie Ellis

Lee J. Cobb as Dock Tobin

Lee J. Cobb

Dock Tobin

Arthur O'Connell as Sam Beasley

Arthur O'Connell

Sam Beasley

Jack Lord as Coaley

Jack Lord

Coaley

John Dehner as Claude Tobin

John Dehner

Claude Tobin

Royal Dano as Trout

Royal Dano

Trout

Robert J. Wilke as Ponch

Robert J. Wilke

Ponch

J

Joe Dominguez

Mexican Man (uncredited)

Dick Elliott as Willie (uncredited)

Dick Elliott

Willie (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson as Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Crosscut Marshal (uncredited)

Herman Hack as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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