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A Bullet Is Waiting

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Storms trap a Utah sheriff (Stephen McNally) and his prisoner (Rory Calhoun) in a coastal cabin with a professor's daughter (Jean Simmons).

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/16/2019
Excellent outdoor photography. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/22/2008
C+
Plays out as a minor thriller. Go to Full Review
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Steve D 01/24/2024 I didn't find it convincing. See more 08/07/2011 Not a western but an entertaining if improbable drama set in an isolated area in the west. Jean Simmons is full of guarded, wounded vunerability, a very fine actress. She and Rory Calhoun make a surprisingly simpatico pairing. Stephen McNally's character is rather one note, a more distinctive actor could have perhaps fleshed it out but it doesn't hurt the film. Makes some observations about a man's true nature even if he has committed a criminal act. Not a classic but a solid film. See more 06/22/2011 great story n cast in this western/adventure. See more 02/20/2011 Maybe if A Bullet Is Waiting was more of a serious movie then it would've been something I could get into.With all the corny music & other things, It just felt too lighthearted to be good after what the description was about.It should've been a more dark or serious movie See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Storms trap a Utah sheriff (Stephen McNally) and his prisoner (Rory Calhoun) in a coastal cabin with a professor's daughter (Jean Simmons).
Director
John Farrow
Producer
Howard Welsch
Screenwriter
Thames Williamson, Casey Robinson
Production Co
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 22m