High Lonesome

High Lonesome (1950)

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When there is a sudden outbreak of mysterious murders in the Texas Big Bend country, a young drifter new to the area, played by John Barrymore, is the prime suspect. Captured and held for the murders, the rancher who is holding Barrymore does not realize that he has been set up to take the fall for… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
Directed By
Alan Le May, Alan LeMay
Written By
Alan LeMay
Genres
Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1950 Wide
On DVD
Mar 29, 2005
VCI

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Irksome revenge Western that fails to resonate.

  • Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine

    It's a dusty side road off the main trail... but High Lonesome represents an intriguing missing puzzle piece in the canon of Western cinema.

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