Jack Slade (1953)
- Starring:
- Mark Stevens, Barton MacLane, (more)
- Director(s):
- Harold D. Schuster
Synopsis of Jack Slade
The psychological makeup of a dangerous gunman is probed in Jack Slade. Beginning with his childhood, Slade (Mark Stevens) is shown to be extremely unbalanced; in fact, he kills his first man at age 13. Growing up in the West, Slade comes to the conclusion that his gun is his only friend. At first, he is regarded as a hero because he does his killings on the side of the law; eventually, however, his homicidal tendencies overwhelm him, and he shoots without discretion or even reason. It is a tribute to actor Mark Stevens that he is able to make this character fascinating, rather than totally repellant. The only fault that can be found in Jack Slade is its length; the film would be twice as effective if shorn by 15 minutes or so. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Jack Slade
- Mark Stevens - Jack Slade
- John Litel - Judge
- Harry Shannon - Tom Carter
- Jim Bannon - Farnsworth
- Ron Hargrave - Ned Prentice
- Donald Elson
- Duane Thorsen
- Richard Reeves
- Harry Landers
- Dorothy Malone - Virginia Dale
- Barton MacLane - Jules Reni
- Paul Langton - Dan Traver
- John Harmon - Hollis
- Sammy Ogg - Joey Slade
- Lee Van Cleef - Toby Mackay
- Dorothy Kennedy
- Anna Navarro
- John Halloran
- Nelson Leigh - Alf Slade
- Director(s):
- Harold D. Schuster
- Writer(s):
- Warren Douglas
- Producer(s):
- Lindsley Parsons
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