The Far Country 1954
- Director: Anthony Mann
- Seen by this director: El Cid, Cimmaron, The Glen Miller Story, maybe others
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, Walter Brennan, John McIntire
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- James Stewart – The Shootist, The Glenn Miller Story, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Greatest Show on Earth, Bell Book and Candle, Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Harvey, Rear Window, Rope, maybe others
- Ruth Roman – TV series
- Walter Brenna – Good-bye My Lady, no doubt others
- Why? It’s in the James Stewart box.
- Seen: 24 July 2022
Why did I save two westerns for the last
in the James Stewart box? I should have seen all the westerns first and saved
the good films for last. But there it is.
Cattle on a river boat? Haven’t we seen
that before? And cattle-rustling James Stewart’s piercing mean-looking blue
eyes?
There’s gold, mountains, one rich tough
woman (Roman), one sweet and cute and innocent tomboy (Calvet), a lot of
shooting, a lot of bad guys including Stewart himself who plays a callous
cynical misanthropic loner.
The mountains are nice.
People who love westerns love this film. I’m not one of them. Still, for a western, it’s not so bad.
2½ * of 5.
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