Saddle the Wind (1958)
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44% of users liked it
(113 ratings)
Rod Serling's first original screenplay for the Big Screen was the psychological western Saddle the Wind. In one of his best performances, Robert Taylor plays Steve Sinclair, a world-weary gunslinger. Hoping to become a rancher, Sinclair is given a plot of land by patriarchal Dr. Deneen (Donald… More Rod Serling's first original screenplay for the Big Screen was the psychological western Saddle the Wind. In one of his best performances, Robert Taylor plays Steve Sinclair, a world-weary gunslinger. Hoping to become a rancher, Sinclair is given a plot of land by patriarchal Dr. Deneen (Donald Crisp), on the proviso that Steve tries to curb the violent tendencies of his younger brother Tony (John Cassavetes). Unfortunately, Tony is not so easily controlled; he not only seethes with sibling rivalry, but also takes near-orgasmic delight in his gunslinging skills. Determined to prove to Steve and to his saloon-girl paramour Joan Blake (Julie London) that his shooting prowess somehow makes him a superior being, Tony brings tragedy to all concerned. Elmer Bernstein's overemphatic musical score is ideally suited to the larger-than-life histrionics of Saddle the Wind. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Parrish
- Written By
- Rod Serling
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 20, 1958 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 26, 2008
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This above average psychological Western is unfortunately static and humorless.
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Cast
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Robert Taylor
as Steve Sinclair
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Julie London
as Joan Blake
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John Cassavetes
as Tony Sinclair
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Donald Crisp
as Mr. Deneen
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Charles McGraw
as Larry Venables
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Royal Dano
as Clay Ellison
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Richard Erdman
as Dallas Hansen
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Douglas Spencer
as Hamp Scribner
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Ray Teal
as Brick Larson
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Jay Adler
as Hank
- Nacho Galindo
- Irene Tedrow
- Stanley Adams
