Untamed Frontier (1952)
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Reportedly, there was no love lost between the three stars of Untamed Frontier, and perhaps it was this tension that added so much depth to this otherwise formula-bound western. Joseph Cotten plays Kirk Denbow, the straight-laced son of ruthless cattle-baron Matt Denbow (Minor Watson), while Scott Brady co-stars as Glen Denbow, Kirk's firebrand brother (shades of Duel in the Sun, which also starred Cotten). Waitress Jane Stevens (Shelley Winters) witnesses a murder committed by Glen, then is railroaded into marrying him to prevent her from testifying in court. Inevitably, Jane falls in love with Kirk, the first of several fateful steps which lead to the film's bloody denouement. The late Suzan Ball, whose screen career was so tragically brief, makes her movie debut in Untamed Frontier. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Joseph Cotten - Kirk Denbow
- Scott Brady - Glenn Denbow
- Minor Watson - Matt Denbow
- José Torvay - Bandera
- John Alexander - Max Wickersham
- Richard Garland - Charlie Fentress
- Fess Parker - Clem McCloud
- Antonio Moreno - Bandera
- Shelley Winters - Jane Stevens
- Suzan Ball - Lottie
- Katherine Emery - Camilla Denbow
- Douglas Spencer - Clayton Vance
- Lee Van Cleef - Dave Chittun
- Robert Anderson - Ezra McCloud
- Ray Bennett - Sheriff Brogan
- Director(s):
- Hugo Fregonese
- Writer(s):
- John Bagni, Gerald Drayson Adams, Polly James
- Producer(s):
- Leonard Goldstein
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