The Tall Men

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The Tall Men

Released Sep 22, 1955

2h 2m

Western

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Ben (Clark Gable) and Clint (Cameron Mitchell) Allison have been hired to lead a herd of cattle from Texas to Montana. Before long, they see a tribe of Native Americans raiding a small pioneer village. The brothers save the spirited Nella Turner (Jane Russell) and romantic sparks immediately fly between Nella and Ben. However, Nella's desire for wealth puts a damper on their burgeoning relationship. Meanwhile, the cattle drivers must make one last trip through unwelcoming native territories.

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George Campbell Dixon

Daily Telegraph (UK)

[The Tall Men] is not as good as it should be, but will do till a better Western comes along. The male stars are all at home in oats opera.

Sep 14, 2022

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Guardian Staff

Guardian

The Tall Men is a great big Cinemascopic Western, excellent in its way and helped by Clark Gable and Robert Ryan.

Sep 14, 2022

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Walter Goodman

New York Times

... a mighty mild movie.

Jan 9, 2018

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

It captures colorful panoramas in CinemaScope, but somehow its western lacks epicity and traverses fairly regular terrain. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Oct 3, 2021

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

A long, loud and very corny big-budget western in which Clark Gable and Jane Russell growl love at each other...

Oct 24, 2019

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Interesting Western with beautiful landscapes, a Native American hero, and Mexican-Americans as the good guys.

Jul 17, 2009

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Steve D

Entertaining because of Gable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/01/23

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Audience Member

Cattle drive up to Montana with Clark Gable at his most rugged, kid brother Cameron Mitchell who cant stay out of trouble, Robert Ryan as the money man all three of whom are in the grey area of honest/outlaw with a really good Jane Russell who is rough, tough, and hot. A few twists and turns but it's the cast that pulls this out of the ordinary. Gable in this movie is what so many actors try for and fail, believably tough. If you like this type of of movie, you will like this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Like an epic companion to John Ford's The Searchers, but with action, and great visuals.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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lanfranco c

Cow Boys, Rancheros and a Girl !

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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This move is underrated in my opinion. It has a great story line, a lot of intense action, beautiful scenery and some very wild dangerous scenes. One of my all time favorites, if you like westerns and have not seen this one, please check it out.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Raoul Walsh directed this lavish but dull cattle drive western tale. Clark Gable and his brother sign on to help Robert Ryan with is cattle drive and face all manner of adversities. Jane Russell plays the love interest. The film has some nice photography and a pretty large scale, but the story is deathly boring. Walsh typically directs tight and efficient action tales, so I'm not sure what went wrong here.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Raoul Walsh

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Colonel Ben Allison

Jane Russell

Nella Turner

Robert Ryan

Nathan Stark

Cameron Mitchell

Clint Allison

Juan García

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Synopsis

Ben (Clark Gable) and Clint (Cameron Mitchell) Allison have been hired to lead a herd of cattle from Texas to Montana. Before long, they see a tribe of Native Americans raiding a small pioneer village. The brothers save the spirited Nella Turner (Jane Russell) and romantic sparks immediately fly between Nella and Ben. However, Nella's desire for wealth puts a damper on their burgeoning relationship. Meanwhile, the cattle drivers must make one last trip through unwelcoming native territories.

Director: Raoul Walsh
Producer: William A. Bacher, William B. Hawks
Screenwriter: Sydney Boehm, Frank S. Nugent
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2013
Runtime: 2h 2m

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