Along the Great Divide (1951)
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Raoul Walsh injects his expected artistry in the otherwise journeyman western Along the Great Divide. Feeling responsible for his father's death, marshal Kirk Douglas seeks redemption. He gets his chance when he saves murder suspect Walter Brennan from a lynch mob. The grateful Brennan accompanies Douglas to another town, where he can get a fair trial. Though found guilty, Brennan is rescued when Douglas nails the real killer. Along the Great Divide was Kirk Douglas' first western (he'd been rejected for the Montgomery Clift role in Red River)--and, need one add, hardly the last. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, (more)
- Director(s):
- Raoul Walsh
Synopsis of Along the Great Divide
Raoul Walsh injects his expected artistry in the otherwise journeyman western Along the Great Divide. Feeling responsible for his father's death, marshal Kirk Douglas seeks redemption. He gets his chance when he saves murder suspect Walter Brennan from a lynch mob. The grateful Brennan accompanies Douglas to another town, where he can get a fair trial. Though found guilty, Brennan is rescued when Douglas nails the real killer. Along the Great Divide was Kirk Douglas' first western (he'd been rejected for the Montgomery Clift role in Red River)--and, need one add, hardly the last. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Along the Great Divide
- Kirk Douglas - Marshall Len Merrick
- John Agar - Billy Shear
- Ray Teal - Deputy Lou Gray
- Morris Ankrum - Ed Roden
- Charles Meredith - Judge Marlowe
- Guy Wilkerson - Jury Foreman
- Lane Chandler - Sheriff
- Virginia Mayo - Ann Keith
- Walter Brennan - Tim 'Pop' Keith
- Hugh Sanders - Sam Weaver
- James Anderson - Dan Roden
- Sam Ash - Defense Counsel
- Zon Murray - Jake Wilson
- Director(s):
- Raoul Walsh
- Writer(s):
- Lewis Meltzer, Walter Doniger
- Producer(s):
- Anthony Veiller
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