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The Tall T is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Budd Boetticher released in USA on 2 april 1957 with Randolph Scott
The Tall T (1957)
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Add to a movie listThe Tall T is a 1957 American Western Technicolor film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Adapted by Burt Kennedy from the short story "The Captives" by Elmore Leonard, the film is about an independent former ranch foreman who is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by three ruthless outlaws. In 2000, The Tall T was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
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Passing a stagecoach way station on his journey into town, Pat Brennan (Randolph Scott) agrees to return with some store bought candy for the friendly station manager's young son. At a ranch where he once worked, Brennan tries to buy a bull, but is talked into riding one. If he wins, he gets the bull. If he loses he has to give up his horse. Brennan loses, and is force to walk home, carrying his saddle.Actors
Randolph Scott
(Pat Brennan)
Maureen O'Sullivan
(Doretta Mims)
Richard Boone
(Frank Usher)
Skip Homeier
(Billy Jack)
Arthur Hunnicutt
(Ed Rintoon)
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