The Nevadan (1950)
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75% of users liked it
(60 ratings)
Those westerns produced by the team of star Randolph Scott and producer Harry Joe Brown tended to be several notches above the norm, and The Nevadan is no exception. Scott is cast as U.S. marshal Andrew Barkeley, who goes undercover in a federal pen to get a line on $250,000 in stolen money.… More Those westerns produced by the team of star Randolph Scott and producer Harry Joe Brown tended to be several notches above the norm, and The Nevadan is no exception. Scott is cast as U.S. marshal Andrew Barkeley, who goes undercover in a federal pen to get a line on $250,000 in stolen money. Barkeley arranges for chief suspect Tom Tanner (Forrest Tucker) to escape from jail, the better to trail Tanner to the hiding place for the loot. If it were that easy, of course, the film would be over in 15 minutes. Complicating matters is avaricious rancher Edward Galt (George Macready), who also covets the stolen cash. Dorothy Malone adds "heart interest" as Galt's daughter. The chase and fistfight scenes are well-integrated into the suspenseful screenplay. The director was Gordon Douglas, an efficient craftsman who nonetheless wasn't nearly as skilled as Randy Scott's future collaborator Budd Boetticher. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gordon Douglas
- Written By
- George W. George, George F. Slavin, Rowland Brown
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 11, 1950 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Solid Western.
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Cast
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Randolph Scott
as Andrew Barkley
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Dorothy Malone
as Karen Galt
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Forrest Tucker
as Tom Tanner
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Frank Faylen
as Jeff
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George Macready
as Edward Galt
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Charles Kemper
as Dyke Merrick
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Jeff Corey
as Bart
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Tom Powers
as Bill Martin
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Stanley Andrews
as Deputy Morgan
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Kate Lawson
as Mama Lito
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Olin Howland
as Rusty
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Louis Mason
as Duke
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James Kirkwood
as Tex
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Jock Mahoney
as Sandy
- Jock O'mahoney
