Dir. Jacques Tourneur · Starring Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell, Alan Hale, Lewis Stone, James Mitchell · Music Adolph Deutsch
“"Take Your Choice...Either I Speak...Or My Pistols Do!"”
Western
An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.
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A gentle, earnest look at faith and community in a bygone era. It feels like a warm, familiar story unfolding with quiet conviction, exploring timeless themes of human connection and societal challenges.
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