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Roughshod

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Rancher Clay (Robert Sterling) and his brother, Steve (Claude Jarman Jr.), head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov (John Ireland), an ex-con seeking revenge on Clay for putting him behind bars. Clay and Steve unexpectedly cross paths with a group of dance hall girls -- including Mary (Gloria Grahame), Marcia (Martha Hyer) and Helen (Myrna Dell) -- whose stagecoach has broken down, and help them get to the nearest ranch, where Lednov unfortunately catches up to Clay.

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Robert Ellis California Eagle Here's a Western with all the trimmings and the usual ending, but it's too boring. Oct 30, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Winsome old-fashioned oater. Rated: B- Sep 22, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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ashley h Roughshod is a decent film. It is about Clay Phillips and his younger brother Steve who are taking horses to their ranch near Sonora when they come across four dance hall girls heading the same way. Robert Sterling and Gloria Grahame give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Mark Robson did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the adventure and drama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Fair to middling "oater" -- not exactly a western noir and pretty much plays out as expected. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid if not necessarily original western has the added bonus of a platinum blonde Gloria Grahame being sassy as only she could be. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid little western about a man, Robert Sterling, and his kid brother who help out a group of "saloon girls," which includes one of my favorite actresses of the era, Gloria Grahame, out on the trail. The group then runs afoul of a group of escaped convicts left by the villainous John Ireland. There's not a lot of distinguish this western from hundred of others with the exception of Grahame who adds a significant amount of sex appeal to her part. Outside of the amazing Grahame this is a sturdy westerns from reliable director Mark Robson that will certainly keep western fans entertained. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member good genre mixing and production mixing here combining film noir with western drama. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Rancher Clay (Robert Sterling) and his brother, Steve (Claude Jarman Jr.), head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov (John Ireland), an ex-con seeking revenge on Clay for putting him behind bars. Clay and Steve unexpectedly cross paths with a group of dance hall girls -- including Mary (Gloria Grahame), Marcia (Martha Hyer) and Helen (Myrna Dell) -- whose stagecoach has broken down, and help them get to the nearest ranch, where Lednov unfortunately catches up to Clay.
Director
Mark Robson
Producer
Richard H. Berger
Screenwriter
Daniel Mainwaring, Hugo Butler
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 12, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m