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Cast a Long Shadow
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Wikipedia article
'Cast a Long Shadow' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and starring Audie Murphy and Terry Moore.[http://www.audiemurphy.com/movies27.htm 'Cast a Long Shadow'] at Audie Murphy Memorial Site The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Wayne D. Overholser.
Plot
Matt Brown inherits a cattle ranch from his father with whom he never got along. He agrees to sell to the townspeople, who want to finally work for themselves. When he arrives back in town, he visits the house and, after meeting with an old girlfriend, decides not to sell, angering the people. However, he discovers that the ranch is deep in debt and about to be foreclosed on. In order to avoid this, he has to drive the ranch's cattle to Santa Fe in three days to sell them for the money to pay off the debt. The town's men help but still conspire to get the ranch. Along the way, Matt discovers the truth about his past.
Cast
* Audie Murphy as Matt Brown
* Terry Moore as Janet Calvert
* John Dehner as Chip Donahue
* James Best as Sam Muller
* Rita Lynn as Hortensia
* Denver Pyle as Harrison
* Ann Doran as Ma Calvert
* Stacy Harris as Brown (as Stacy S. Harris)
* Robert Foulk as Hugh Rigdon
* Wright King as Noah Pringle
Production
It was one of the first films the Mirish Brothers made after they left Allied Artists.
See also
* List of American films of 1959
References
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