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A Bullet Is Waiting

1954 1h 22m Drama List
Reviews 12% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings
Storms trap a Utah sheriff (Stephen McNally) and his prisoner (Rory Calhoun) in a coastal cabin with a professor's daughter (Jean Simmons). Read More Read Less

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Excellent outdoor photography. Oct 16, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Plays out as a minor thriller. Rated: C+ Jan 22, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D I didn't find it convincing. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review david j A very good movie, well done and an unusual plot but truly excellent. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member great story n cast in this western/adventure. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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