Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The Tall T

The Tall T is a 1957 Randolph Scott Western. Maureen O'Sullivan and Henry Silva are also in it. Budd Boetticher directs. Randolph Scott is a classic, and this story is a traditional western. It does maintain interest. It may be just a bit predictable, but it's a 1950's era western, so you know what to expect anyway, right?

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Images Journal lists it as one of the 30 great Westerns. Forgotten Classics of Yesteryear says,
It is a story where the villains are as honorable as the heroes, at least in their own way. It is a story that has been told since the first cowboy drove his first herd of cattle. While it is an old story, The Tall T is one of its best incarnations.
Rotten Tomatoes doesn't have a critics score, but the audience score is 82%.

4 comments:

  1. Haven't heard of this one. Will look for it. Sometimes predictable is good. Less stressful :)

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  2. Anonymous7:07 AM

    -- R A N D O L P H S C O T T ! --
    -- A Pal

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  3. tbm, yes there's definitely something to be said for the old-fashioned western well done.

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  4. pal, did you stand and remove your hat when you said that? ;)

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