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Halliday Brand

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As his father, Big Dan (Ward Bond), lies dying, estranged son Daniel Halliday (Joseph Cotten) returns to the family cattle ranch and recalls why he left home. Years before, Big Dan discovered that his daughter, Martha (Betsy Blair), was in love with Native American ranch hand Jivaro (Christopher Dark) and had the young man arrested on false charges. Outraged, Daniel left home and teamed with Jivaro's beautiful sister (Viveca Lindfors) and vengeful father (Jay C. Flippen) for retribution.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 07/25/2011
Just as [Lewis] made Gun Crazy (1949) into a psychosexual masterpiece, he likewise makes The Halliday Brand into something more than a workaday Western. Go to Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 08/09/2007
Strange, socially conscious Western. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/06/2005
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A superior western that never got the attention it should have. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/03/2012 A masterful film and very great. It's visually perfect and very intense in its psycho-drama. See more 08/23/2011 Read and comment on my review at http://bit.ly/nGgGz7 See more 09/03/2010 A man must step out from his father’s shadow A local town sheriff has been credited with developing his town from a couple houses in the woods to a stabilized western community. The sheriff accomplished this by forming a truce with the Indians and executing swift justice. As the sheriff gets old enough to retire, his two sons are at the age where they could replace him and his daughter is at the marrying age. Despite the sheriff’s history, he has issues with one of his sons refusing to take his place and his daughter wanting to marry an Indian. Will the sheriff’s stubbornness destroy the family? “I’m giving the orders and you’re taking them.” Joseph H. Lewis, director of Terror in a Texas Town, A Lawless Street, Gun Crazy, Cry of the Hunted, Border Wolves, and The Silver Bullet, delivers The Halliday Brand. The storyline for this picture is fascinating and well delivered. The content is interesting and delivers an interesting perspective of the Wild West. The cast includes Joseph Cotton, Betsy Blair, and Stanford Jolley. “You don’t get confessions by just asking questions.” I happened to catch this movie while flicking through the channels last night on EWest. I always enjoy catching old westerns on this channel and was surprised at how original this film’s plot was for the genre. This is an underrated western and worth watching for fans of the genre. “Pistol-whip the innocent the same as the guilty.” Grade: B See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Joseph H. Lewis

Director

Joseph Cotten

Daniel Halliday

Viveca Lindfors

Aleta Burris

Ward Bond

Big Dan Halliday

Betsy Blair

Martha Halliday

Bill Williams

Clay Halliday
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Synopsis As his father, Big Dan (Ward Bond), lies dying, estranged son Daniel Halliday (Joseph Cotten) returns to the family cattle ranch and recalls why he left home. Years before, Big Dan discovered that his daughter, Martha (Betsy Blair), was in love with Native American ranch hand Jivaro (Christopher Dark) and had the young man arrested on false charges. Outraged, Daniel left home and teamed with Jivaro's beautiful sister (Viveca Lindfors) and vengeful father (Jay C. Flippen) for retribution.
Director
Joseph H. Lewis
Production Co
Collier Young Associates
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 17m