The Tall T
by Bud Boetticher
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Actor: Arthur Hunnicut, Maureen O'Sullivan, Randolph Scott, Richard BooneDirector: Bud Boetticher
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Special Edition
Running Time: 78 unknown-units
Published: 1990
Publisher: GoodTimes Home Video Corp.
Studio: GoodTimes Home Video Corp.
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Movie Review: "The Tall T (1957) ... Randolph Scott ... Columbia Pictures Classic Westerns"
Summary: 5 Stars
Columbia Pictures presents "THE TALL T" (1957) (78 mins/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Arthur Hunnicutt & Skip Homeier --- Directed by Budd Boetticher and released in April 2, 1957, our story line and film, Having lost his horse in a bet, Pat Brennan hitches a ride with a stagecoach carrying newlyweds, Willard and Doretta Mims. At the next station the coach and its passengers fall into the hands of a trio of outlaws headed by a man named Usher ... When Usher learns that Doretta is the daughter of a rich copper-mine owner, he decides to hold her for ransom ... Tension build over the next 24 hours as Usher awaits a response to his demands and as a romantic attachment grows between Brennan and Doretta --- Perhaps the grittiest of the Randolph Scott-Budd Boetticher collaborations, The Tall T was adapted by Burt Kennedy from the Elmore Leonard short story "The Captive" --- And Mr. Scott was secure enough in his stardom that he gave good lines and depth to the younger actors in the film.
Under Budd Boetticher (Director), Harry Joe Brown (Producer), Wilfred Shingleton (Producer), Burt Kennedy (Screenwriter), Elmore Leonard (Short Story Author), Charles Lawton (Cinematographer), Mischa Bakaleinikoff (Musical Direction/Supervision), Heinz Roemheld (Composer (Music Score), Al Clark (Editor), George Brooks (Art Director) - - - - the cast includes Randolph Scott (Pat Brennan), Richard Boone (Frank Usher), Maureen O'Sullivan (Doretta Mims), Arthur Hunnicutt (Ed Rintoon), Skip Homeier (Billy Jack), Henry Silva (Chink), John Hubbard (Willard Mims), Robert Burton (Tenvoorde), Robert Anderson (Jace), Fred E. Sherman (Hank Parker), Christopher Olsen (Jeff) - - - - Randy Scott had a quiet gentleman nature about him which is not seen in the films of today ... Randy took his job and his responsibility to his audience very seriously --- would not settle for anything less than his best ... same was true in his personal life.
SPECIAL FEATURES BIOS:
1. Randolph Scott (aka: George Randolph Scott)
Date of birth: 23 January 1898 - Orange County, Virginia
Date of death: 2 March 1987 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Special footnote, George Randolph Scott better known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s ... his popularity grew in the 1940s and 1950s, appearing in such films as "Gung Ho"! (1943) and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938); but he was especially famous for his numerous Westerns including "Virginia City" (1940) with Errol Flynn and Humphrey Bogart, "Western Union" (1941) with Robert Young and "Ride the High Country" (1962) with Joel McCrea (a coin was flipped to see whether Scott or McCrea would receive top billing, and Scott won despite having a slightly smaller role) ... his long fistfight with John Wayne in "The Spoilers" (1942) was frequently cited by critics and the press as the most thrilling ever filmed; they were fighting over Marlene Dietrich ... another smash hit film together that same year called "Pittsburgh" (1942) once again with Dietrich, Scott and Wayne --- Daniel Webster defines "Legend", as being a notable person, or the stories told about that person exploits --- well by the time Randolph Scott made his best films he had long established himself as a legend in the film industry --- they say practice makes perfect, if that is true by 1958 at 60 years of age he was the master with these oaters from the 50s ... "The Cariboo Trail" (1950), "The Nevadan" (1950), "Colt .45" (1950), "Santa Fe" (1951), "Sugarfoot" (1951), "Fort Worth" (1951), "Man in the Saddle" (1951), "Carson City" (1952), "The Man Behind the Gun" (1952), "Hangman's Knot" (1952), "Thunder over the Plains" (1953), "The Stranger Wore a Gun" (1953), "Ten Wanted Men" (1954), "Riding Shotgun" (1954), "The Bounty Hunter" (1954), "Rage at Dawn" (1955), "Tall Man Riding" (1955), "A Lawless Street" (1955), "Seven Men from Now" (1956), "Seventh Cavalry" (1956), "Decision at Sundown: (1957), "Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend" (1957), "The Tall T" (1957), "Buchanan Rides Alone" (1958), "Ride Lonesome" (1959), "Westbound" (1959), "Comanche Station" (1960) --- Scott's age seemed to matter little, they only came to see another Randolph Scott film and always got their money's worth --- Scott's films were good and getting better becoming classics --- so if you wonder "What Ever Happened To Randolph Scott", just rent or purchase one of his films and you'll see he's never left us.
2. Richard Boone
Date of Birth: 18 June 1917 - Los Angeles, California
Date of Death: 10 January 1981 - St. Augustine, Florida
3. Maureen O'Sullivan
Date of Birth: 17 May 1911 - Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Date of Death: 23 June 1998 - Scottsdale, Arizona
4. Arthur Hunnicutt
Date of Birth: 17 February 1910 - Gravelly, Arkansas
Date of Death: 26 September 1979 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
5. Skip Homeier
Date of Birth: 5 October 1930 - Chicago, Illinois
Date of death: Still Living
6. Henry Silva
Date of Birth: 15 September 1928 - Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: Still Living
7. Budd Boetticher (Director)
Date of Birth: 29 July 1916 - Chicago, Illinois
Date of Death: 29 November 2001 - Ramona, California
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out VCI Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns and Serials --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 78 min on VHS ~ Sony Pictures Video ~ (9/06/05)
Summary of The Tall T
Pat Brennan (Randolph Scott) is a small Arizona rancher who loses his horse in a gamble on his ability to break a wild animal. On his way back to his ranch on foot he's picked up by his old friend Rintoon (Arthur Hunnicutt), driver of a stagecoach. Among the stage's passengers are the newlyweds Doretta (Maureen O'Sullivan) and Willard Mims. Mims is a bookkeeper who has obviously married his wife for the money she'll inherit from her wealthy father who is a copper miner. Three killers hold up the stage, killing Rintoon. Their leader (Richard Boone) would just as soon dispatch the rest of the passengers as well, but the bookkeeper in an attempt to save his life suggests the bandit hold his wife for ransom. When the bandit leader leaves to collect the ransom he shoots Mims. Brennan tricks and shoots the two hechmen and when the leader returns with the ransom, Brennan outguns him. Brennan Doretta leave the kidnap hideout arm in arm. A HOLLYWOOD Movie Greats feature.Westerns VHS Video
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