The Lonely Man (1957)
Overview
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.045 |
Directed By
Henry Levin
Crew
Henry Levin
Harry Essex
Van Cleave
Robert Smith
Robert C. Bradfield
Lionel Lindon
Sam Comer
Hal Pereira
Pat Duggan
Wally Westmore
William B. Murphy
Roland Anderson
TOP CAST
Jack Palance
Jacob Wade
Anthony Perkins
Riley Wade
Neville Brand
King Fisher
Robert Middleton
Ben Ryerson
Elisha Cook Jr.
Willie
Claude Akins
Blackburn
Lee Van Cleef
Faro
Harry Shannon
Dr. Fisher
James Bell
Judge Hart
Adam Williams
Lon
Denver Pyle
Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
John Doucette
Sundown Whipple
Paul Newlan
Fence Green
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Singer
Elaine Aiken
Ada Marshall
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