A Man Alone (1955)

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Ray Milland made his directorial debut with the Republic western A Man Alone. Milland also starred in the film, playing fugitive gunslinger Wes Steele. While escaping a lynch mob, Steele stumbles onto an Arizona ranch that has been quarantined due to Yellow Fever. During his enforced stay, he falls… More Ray Milland made his directorial debut with the Republic western A Man Alone. Milland also starred in the film, playing fugitive gunslinger Wes Steele. While escaping a lynch mob, Steele stumbles onto an Arizona ranch that has been quarantined due to Yellow Fever. During his enforced stay, he falls in love with sheriff's daughter Nadine Corrigan (Mary Murphy), who is as much a "lost soul" as Steele. The only hope the lovers have for a happy future is Steele's exoneration, but this won't happen so long as crooked town banker Stanley (Raymond Burr) holds all the cards. A Man Alone did well enough to encourage future directorial efforts by Ray Milland, which included the well-paced espionager Lisbon and the above average sci-fi exercise Panic in the Year Zero! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By: Ray Milland
Written By: John Tucker Battle
Genres: Western

In Theaters: Oct 17, 1955 Wide

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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ponderous, slow-moving but watchable Western.

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A notorious gunman comes across six people dead on a stagecoach and decides to ride into town to notify the town folk only to be accused of their killings. He takes refuge in the one place no one is going to look, the house of the sheriff, and ends up falling in love with the… More
A notorious gunman comes across six people dead on a stagecoach and decides to ride into town to notify the town folk only to be accused of their killings. He takes refuge in the one place no one is going to look, the house of the sheriff, and ends up falling in love with the sheriff's lovely daughter who wants nothing to do with him because she believes him a vicious and cold blooded murderer. Good support from Raymond Burr (Perry Mason) and Lee Van Cleef (The good the Bad and the Ugly) who play the villains.