Day of the Outlaw (1959)
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71% of users liked it
(259 ratings)
Set in an isolated, snow-covered town in the far West, this story has a renegade army officer named Jack Bruhn (Burl Ives) and his henchmen riding into the town threatening their worst to the men and women there. Blaise Starrett (Robert Ryan) decides to agree to Bruhn's demands for someone… More Set in an isolated, snow-covered town in the far West, this story has a renegade army officer named Jack Bruhn (Burl Ives) and his henchmen riding into the town threatening their worst to the men and women there. Blaise Starrett (Robert Ryan) decides to agree to Bruhn's demands for someone knowledgeable to lead them away from the law and the town, to safety. Mortally wounded himself, Bruhn opts to take Starrett up on his offer in one last act of generosity toward the townspeople, sparing them the mayhem threatened by his men. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- André De Toth
- Genres
- Western, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1958 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Tragic Western with remarkable Winter landscapes and powerful lessons about non-violence.
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Cast
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Robert Ryan
as Blaise Starrett
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Burl Ives
as Jack Bruhn
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Tina Louise
as Helen Crane
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Alan Marshal
as Hal Crane
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Nehemiah Persoff
as Dan
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Venetia Stevenson
as Ermine
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Donald Elson
as Vic
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Robert Cornthwaite
as Tommy
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Jack Lambert
as Tex
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Lance Fuller
as Pace
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Frank de Kova
as Denver
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Paul Wexler
as Vause
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Jack Woody
as Shorty
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David Nelson
as Gene
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Arthur Space
as Clay
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William Schallert
as Preston
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Michael McGreevey
as Bobby
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Dabbs Greer
as Doc Langer
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Elisha Cook Jr.
as Larry
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Dan Sheridan
as Lewis
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George Ross
as Clagett
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Betsy Jones-Moreland
as Mrs. Preston
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Helen Westcott
as Vivian
