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High Lonesome

Play trailer Poster for High Lonesome Released Sep 1, 1950 1h 20m Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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At a sprawling Texas ranch, a mysterious young man nicknamed Cooncat (John Barrymore Jr.) tells rancher Horse Davis (Basil Ruysdael) an improbable story about a murder at a nearby trading post. His descriptions of the men he believes committed the crime, Smiling Man (Jack Elam) and Roper (Dave Kashner), fit those of two members of a rival family who were killed during a land fight years earlier. Another shooting draws Horse's future son-in-law, Pat Farrell (John Archer), into the mystery.
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Rob Patterson Austin Chronicle Rated: 4/5 Mar 23, 2003 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Irksome revenge Western that fails to resonate. Rated: C- Aug 24, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This was a pretty well made grade 'B' movie about the tribulations of a young man in the old west. The ranch scenes were made on my cousin's cow ranch near Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences) New Mexico. The Bull rider, Bo Johnson, is my cousin. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis At a sprawling Texas ranch, a mysterious young man nicknamed Cooncat (John Barrymore Jr.) tells rancher Horse Davis (Basil Ruysdael) an improbable story about a murder at a nearby trading post. His descriptions of the men he believes committed the crime, Smiling Man (Jack Elam) and Roper (Dave Kashner), fit those of two members of a rival family who were killed during a land fight years earlier. Another shooting draws Horse's future son-in-law, Pat Farrell (John Archer), into the mystery.
Director
Alan Le May
Production Co
Le May-Templeton Pictures
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 1950, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
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