Horizons West (1952)
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33% of users liked it
(41 ratings)
Set in the years following the Civil War, Horizons West stars Robert Ryan as Dan Hammond, one of three Texans who decide to return home after the cessation of hostilities. While his brother Neal (Rock Hudson) and his friend Tiny (James Arness) decide to become ranchers, Dan opts for a more… More Set in the years following the Civil War, Horizons West stars Robert Ryan as Dan Hammond, one of three Texans who decide to return home after the cessation of hostilities. While his brother Neal (Rock Hudson) and his friend Tiny (James Arness) decide to become ranchers, Dan opts for a more adventurous life out West. Through means both fair and foul (mostly foul), he builds up a veritable empire, defending his turf with legions of hired gunmen. Eventually, the honest Neal is forced to face down his brother Dan, whose megalomania has reached dictatorial dimensions. Julie Adams, still billed as "Julia," plays a self-reliant widow who sets her cap for Dan, who in an earlier scene had gunned down the woman's husband (Raymond Burr)--a characteristically ironic grace-note from director Budd Boetticher. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Budd Boetticher
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 11, 1952 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Script is too plaintive.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Inventive Western, rich in story, style and color.
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Cast
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Robert Ryan
as Dan Hammond
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Julie Adams
as Lorna Hardin
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Rock Hudson
as Neal Hammond
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Judith Braun
as Sally Eaton
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John McIntire
as Ira Hammond
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Raymond Burr
as Cord Hardin
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James Arness
as Tiny McGilligan
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Dennis Weaver
as Dandy Taylor
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Frances Bavier
as Martha Hammond
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Tom Powers
as Frank Tarleton
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John Hubbard
as Sam Hunter
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Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta
as Gen. Escobar
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Douglas Fowley
as Tompkins
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Walter Reed
as Layton
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Raymond Greenleaf
as Eli Dodson
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Dan Poore
as Henchman
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Frank Chase
as Borden
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Mae Clarke
as Mrs. Tarleton
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Robert Bice
as Righteous Citizen
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Fred Coby
as Irate Citizen
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John Harmon
as Deputy Sheriff Johnson
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Peter Mamakos
as Lt. Salazar
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Philo McCullough
as Rancher
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Tyler McVey
as Player
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Lillian Molieri
as Teresa
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Tom Monroe
as Jim Clawson
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Monte Montague
as Doctor
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Alberto Morin
as M. Auriel
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Forbes Murray
as Another Player
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Eddie Parker
as Northerner
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Dan White
as Dennis
- Rodolfo Acosta
