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The Big Land

1957 1h 32m Western List
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Civil War veteran Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) and alcoholic ex-architect Joe Jagger (Edmond O'Brien) are taken in by kindly Kansas farmer Sven (John Qualen) and his widowed daughter-in-law, Kate (Julie Bishop). To repay their kindness, Chad and Joe concoct a plan to create a market town for cattle and grain, with the help of Joe's sister, Helen (Virginia Mayo), and her railroad executive fiancé (Don Castle). But the violent boss of a nearby market (Anthony Caruso) will kill to keep his monopoly.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Routine oater. Rated: C+ Oct 2, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pat C Standard western fare with subtle similarities to Shane, especially in the background music with Alan Ladd playing basically the same character 3 years later. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/19/24 Full Review Audience Member I absolutely love this one highly recommend it, James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas October 30, 2023 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Standard western. Highlight is the song "I Leaned On A Man", which is totally out of place here. Better fitted to Lena Horne in a Cab Calloway film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Plot: writing 101 simple, and predictable Character development: poor Empathy for protagonist: 1 thru 10 = 3 Attempts at humor: sorry This movie could be the flip side of: Plan 9 From Outer Space' Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 140925: A little slow paced. Reminds a bit of Unforgiven (1992). One violent surprising death that caught me off guard. Have never really appreciated Ladd, even in Shane (1953). He just comes across so flat. Brog, Caruso, seemed a bit silly in his totally black outfit and, in my opinion, did not fit the villain well. Not a bad film, just not a good one. Seemed a quick ending. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member ok late career work from ladd Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Civil War veteran Chad Morgan (Alan Ladd) and alcoholic ex-architect Joe Jagger (Edmond O'Brien) are taken in by kindly Kansas farmer Sven (John Qualen) and his widowed daughter-in-law, Kate (Julie Bishop). To repay their kindness, Chad and Joe concoct a plan to create a market town for cattle and grain, with the help of Joe's sister, Helen (Virginia Mayo), and her railroad executive fiancé (Don Castle). But the violent boss of a nearby market (Anthony Caruso) will kill to keep his monopoly.
Director
Gordon Douglas
Producer
George C. Bertholon
Production Co
Jaguar Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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