Title | : | The Tall T |
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Release | : | 1957 |
Rating | : | 7.4 |
Language | : | English |
Runtime | : | 78 |
Genre | : | Romance,Thriller,Western |
Having lost his horse in a bet, Pat Brennan hitches a ride with a stagecoach carrying newlyweds, Willard and Doretta Mims. At the next station the coach and its passengers fall into the hands of a trio of outlaws headed by a man named Usher. When Usher learns that Doretta is the daughter of a rich copper-mine owner, he decides to hold her for ransom. Tension builds over the next 24 hours as Usher awaits a response to his demands and as a romantic attachment grows between Brennan and Doretta.
Burt Kennedy (screenplay), Elmore Leonard (based on a story by)