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The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man

Two of today's most publicized personalities Anthony Perkins and Jack Palance teamed in a great outdoor drama!

Genres

Western

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Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

21 June 1957

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Jacob Wade

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Riley Wade

Neville Brand

Neville Brand

King Fisher

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Ben Ryerson

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Willie

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Blackburn

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Faro

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Dr. Fisher

James Bell

James Bell

Judge Hart

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

Lon

Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff

John Doucette

John Doucette

Sundown Whipple

Paul Newlan

Paul Newlan

Fence Green

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Singer

Elaine Aiken

Elaine Aiken

Ada Marshall

Moody Blanchard

Moody Blanchard

Ray Boyle

Ray Boyle

Taggart Casey

Taggart Casey

Billy Dix

Billy Dix

Duke Fishman

Duke Fishman

Milton Frome

Milton Frome

Chick Hannan

Chick Hannan

Ken Hooker

Ken Hooker

Wes Hudman

Wes Hudman

William Meader

William Meader

Zon Murray

Zon Murray

Tudor Owen

Tudor Owen

Buddy Roosevelt

Buddy Roosevelt

Dick Ryan

Dick Ryan

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Dan White

Dan White

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