The Lonely Man (1957)

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The Lonely Man on IMDb 6.5/10 506 votes

Released:
1957-06-21

Overview:
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...

Director:
Henry Levin

Runtime:
1h 28min

Genre:
Western

  • Cast:
  • Jack Palance
    as
    Jacob Wade
  • Anthony Perkins
    as
    Riley Wade
  • Neville Brand
    as
    King Fisher
  • Robert Middleton
    as
    Ben Ryerson
  • Elisha Cook Jr.
    as
    Willie