Dallas (1950)

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With Dallas, Gary Cooper revived his long-dormant association with westerns. Cooper plays ex-Confederate officer Blayde Hollister, who rides into Dallas in search of the men who killed his family and stole his land. Because he is considered to be an outlaw by the authorities, Hollister is compelled… More With Dallas, Gary Cooper revived his long-dormant association with westerns. Cooper plays ex-Confederate officer Blayde Hollister, who rides into Dallas in search of the men who killed his family and stole his land. Because he is considered to be an outlaw by the authorities, Hollister is compelled to switch identities with U.S. marshal Martin Wetherby (Leif Erickson). This ruse requires Hollister to explain his plan to Wetherby's lady friend, Tonia Robles (Ruth Roman). One by one, Hollister gets rid of the men responsible for the murders of his loved ones. The most formidable of his enemies, Will Marlow (Raymond Massey), proves to be a bit too clever to fall into Hollister's trap...at least until Marlow shows his hand in the final scene. There's more talk than action in Dallas, but Gary Cooper's laconic performance holds the audience's interest throughout. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By: Stuart Heisler
Genres: Western, Action & Adventure, Classics

In Theaters: Dec 30, 1950 Wide
On DVD: Nov 7, 2006

Critic Reviews

Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Faithful to his calling, Mr. Cooper plays it manfully. He can still look askance at a varmint more contemptuously than anyone else.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Passe Western that is too talky.

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Enjoyable if standard western has high production values and competent direction. A very good cast makes it fine of it's type but all have appeared in better films then this one. A pleasant time waster nothing more.

Cast

            Gary Cooper as Blayde "Reb" Hollister

            Ruth Roman as Tonia Robles

            Steve Cochran as Brant Marlow

            Raymond Massey as Will Marlow

            Leif Erickson as Martin Weatherby

            Barbara Payton as Flo

            Antonio Moreno as Felipe

            Jerome Cowan as Matt Coulter

            Reed Hadley as Wild Bill Hickok

            Gil Donaldson as Luis

            Zon Murray as Cullen Marlow

            Will Wright as Judge Harper

            Monte Blue as The Sheriff

            Byron Keith as Jason Trask

            Joe Dominguez as Carlos

            Steve Dunhill as Dink

            Carl Andre as Cowpuncher

            Billie Bird as School Teacher

            Ben Corbett as Bystander

            Hal K. Dawson as Drummer

            Mike Pat Donovan as Citizen

            David Dunbar
            
            Gene Evans as Drunk

            Tom Fadden as Mountaineer

            Al Ferguson as Citizen

            Fred Graham as Lou

            Charles Horvath as Cowpuncher

            Fred Kelsey as Carter

            Frank Kreig as Politician

            Frank McCarroll
            
            Larry McGrath
            
            Alex Montoya as Vaquero

            Dewey Robinson as Prisoner

            Buddy Roosevelt as Northerner

            Charles Watts as Bill Walters

            O.Z. Whitehead as Settler

            Oscar Williams as Prisoner

            Glenn Thompson as Guard

            Roy Bucko
            
            Ann Lawrence as Mrs. Walters

            Robert "Buddy" Shaw
            
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Dallas (1950)

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