The Lonely Man

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

Jun 1 1957 Approved 1h 28m
Drama, Western

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...

Plot

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...

Written by

Harry Essex, Robert Smith

Directed by

Henry Levin

Cast

Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
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Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
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Popularity
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