The Far Country

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The Far Country (1954)

NR 02/12/1954 (US) Western 1h 37m

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RENEE...the innocent...and the untamed...BEN...the gambler...and the loser...GANNON...the law...and the noose...RUBE...the friendless...and the afraid.

Overview

In 1896, Jeff Webster sees the start of the Klondike gold rush as a golden opportunity to make a fortune in beef...and woe betide anyone standing in his way! He drives a cattle herd from Wyoming to Seattle, by ship to Skagway, and (after a delay caused by larcenous town boss Gannon) through the mountains to Dawson. There, he and his partner Ben Tatum get into the gold business themselves. Two lovely women fall for misanthropic Jeff, but he believes in every-man-for-himself, turning his back on growing lawlessness...until it finally strikes home.

Borden Chase

Screenplay, Story
Anthony Mann

Director

Top Billed Cast

James Stewart

Jeff Webster
Ruth Roman

Ronda Castle
Corinne Calvet

Renee Vallon
Walter Brennan

Ben Tatum
John McIntire

Judge Gannon
Jay C. Flippen

Rube
Harry Morgan

Ketchum
Steve Brodie

Ives
Connie Gilchrist

Hominy
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A review by John Chard

80%

Written by John Chard on March 18, 2019

Is there something you want, Mr. Gannon?

Cunning Western from a director who had few peers in the genre. Much like other Anthony Mann pictures, The Far Country blends a potent pot boiling story with an adroit knowing of impacting scenery. Both of which play out amongst some of Mann's peccadilloes like honour, integrity, betrayal and of course, death!

The story sees fortune hunting partners Jeff Webster (James Stewart) and Ben Tatum (Walter Brennan) travel to Oregon Territory with a herd of cattle. Aware of the blossoming gold-boom, they plan to make a tidy profit selling the cattle in a... read the rest.

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