The Lusty Men (1952)
- Starring:
- Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, (more)
- Director(s):
- Nicholas Ray
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
Synopsis of The Lusty Men
The titular Lusty Men are rodeo riders in this modern-day western, assembled with a touch of the offbeat by director Nicholas Ray. Former rodeo star Robert Mitchum, disabled by a series of accidents, hobbles back to his Oklahoma hometown in hopes of replenishing his bank account. Aspiring bronco-buster Arthur Kennedy hires Mitchum to train him for an upcoming rodeo, promising that they'll split the winnings. It doesn't take a crystal ball to predict that Mitchum will soon fall hard for Kennedy's wife Susan Hayward; she can take Mitchum or leave him, but decides to take him so that he'll continue to train Kennedy. After a falling out, Mitchum quits his job and enters the rodeo himself, hoping to win the prize from the arrogant Kennedy. He proves he still has what it takes, but does so at the price of his life. The Lusty Men was co-adapted by one-time cowboy David Dotort from a Life magazine story by Claude Stannish. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Lusty Men
- Susan Hayward - Louise Merritt
- Arthur Kennedy - Wes Merritt
- Frank Faylen - Al Dawson
- Carol Nugent - Rusty Davis
- Lorna Thayer - Grace Burgess
- Karen King - Ginny Logan
- Eleanor Todd - Babs
- Dennis Moore - Cashier
- Chili Williams
- Ralph Volkie - Slicker
- George Sherwood - Vet
- Marshall Reed - Jim-Bob
- Louise Saraydar
- Sally Yarnell
- Hazel Boyne
- Emmett Lynn - Travis White
- Robert Bray - Fritz
- Sam Flint - Doctor
- Lane Chandler - Announcer
- Robert Mitchum - Jeff McCloud
- Arthur Hunnicutt - Booker Davis
- Walter Coy - Buster Burgess
- Maria Hart - Rosemary Maddox
- Burt Mustin - Jeremiah
- Jimmy Dodd - Red Logan
- Lane Bradford - Jim-Bob Tyler
- Sheb Wooley - Slim
- Dan White
- Glenn Strange - Rig Ferris the Foreman
- Chuck Roberson - Tall Cowboy
- Denver Pyle - Niko
- Jerry Ambler
- Alice Kirby - Girl
- Gerald Roberts
- Riley Hill - Hoag the Ranch Hand
- Paul E. Burns - Waite
- Mary Jane Carey
- Director(s):
- Nicholas Ray
- Writer(s):
- David Dortort, Horace McCoy
- Producer(s):
- Jerry Wald, Norman Krasna
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Questionable for Children)
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