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Ride The High Iron

1956 · 74 min

A modest, talky fifties drama about image and compromise, watchable but rarely gripping, with a quietly cynical edge.

Directed by
Don Weis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Don Taylor, Sally Forrest, Raymond Burr
Tagline
"Sure I'll Keep Your Name Out of the Papers, Baby...For a Price..."
Overview
A recent war veteran accepts a job in public relations, but he becomes increasingly unhappy with his career choice. Originally filmed for TV but released theatrically.

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Directed by
Don Weis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Don Taylor, Sally Forrest, Raymond Burr
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • class
  • media
  • ambition
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Don Weis
Written by
Milton S. Gelman
Starring
Don Taylor, Sally Forrest, Raymond Burr, Lisa Golm, Otto Waldis, Nestor Paiva, Mae Clarke, Maurice Marsac
Cinematography
Joe Novak
Runtime
74 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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