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The Last Posse

Play trailer Poster for The Last Posse Released Jul 4, 1953 1h 13m Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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Wealthy rancher Sampson Drune (Charles Bickford) is resented by members of the Romer family, who feel he swindled them out of their cattle. They retaliate by robbing Drune and fleeing with the money. Drune organizes a posse of townspeople and asks alcoholic Sheriff John Frazier (Broderick Crawford) to deputize the group. They head out in search of the bandits with Frazier in tow. Two days later, the Romers and Drune are dead, Frazier is wounded and the money has disappeared.
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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Westerns predominate in Hollywood's current output. This specimen is no High Noon or Shane, but some of its characterizations are unexpectedly sharp and honest, especially that of Crawford as a liquor-loving marshal... Oct 23, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Interesting Western. Rated: B May 8, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Very good watch right here really good story. Yes I highly recommend it. James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas October 19, 2023. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alfred L. Werker

Director

Broderick Crawford

Sheriff John Frazier

John Derek

Jed Clayton

Charles Bickford

Sampson Drune

Wanda Hendrix

Deborah

Warner Anderson

Robert Emerson
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Synopsis Wealthy rancher Sampson Drune (Charles Bickford) is resented by members of the Romer family, who feel he swindled them out of their cattle. They retaliate by robbing Drune and fleeing with the money. Drune organizes a posse of townspeople and asks alcoholic Sheriff John Frazier (Broderick Crawford) to deputize the group. They head out in search of the bandits with Frazier in tow. Two days later, the Romers and Drune are dead, Frazier is wounded and the money has disappeared.
Director
Alfred L. Werker
Producer
Harry Joe Brown
Screenwriter
Seymour Bennett, Connie Lee, Kenneth Gamet
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 4, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
1h 13m
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