man of the west
View company contact information for Man of the West on IMDbPro. [1]
Man of the West is a 1958 western film directed by Anthony Mann in his last film in the genre. [2]
Lee J. Cobb, Gary Cooper, and Julie London in Man of the West. [3]
The film begins as seemingly naive Link (Gary Cooper) leaves his family to take a train to Fort Worth. [4]
Reformed outlaw Link Jones (Gary Cooper), travels to Crosscut, Texas to catch the train to Fort Worth, where he intends to use the savings of his community of Good Hope to hire a schoolteacher. [...] While the other male passengers help load the train with wood, Alcutt remains onboard feigning sleep in order to signal to three other men, Coaley Tobin (Jack Lord), Trout (Royal Dano) and Ponch (Robert J. Wilke), who then attempt to hold up the train. [2]
Western auteur Anthony Mann and aging Western icon Gary Cooper team up in this stark tale of a trio of train passengers stranded in the middle of the desert after a railway holdup. [5]
Lee J. Cobb actually is the glue that holds the film together, his portrayal of Dock Tobin perfectly plays alongside Cooper’s emotive showing of Link Jones’s confliction. [1]
A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band. [6]
When the train stops to pick up wood for additional fuel, Sam introduces Link to the Crosscut saloon singer, Billie Ellis (Julie London), who Sam insists would make an ideal teacher. [2]
But the con comes to naught when the nefarious Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb) and his gang rob the train. [...] Also on the train is saloon singer Billie Ellis (Julie London), who is compelled by con man Sam Beasley (Arthur O’Connell) to cheat Link out of his money. [4]
James Stewart eagerly sought the role played by Gary Cooper, but since Stewart had fallen out with director Anthony Mann he did not get the part. [1]
Soon it becomes apparent why they feel this way; when Link rejoins his old gang, his shy demeanor falls away and his outlaw instincts rise to the surface. [4]
It turns out the respected town elder is a former member of the outlaw gang that robbed them, and he’s welcomed back by patriarchal gang leader Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb) like the prodigal son. [5]
Sources:
[1] Man of the West (1958)
[2] Man of the West - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Images - 30 Great Westerns
[4] Man of the West - Video - DVD | BarnesandNoble.com
[5] Amazon.com: Man of the West: Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb …
[6] Man of the West (1958)