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The Saga of Hemp Brown

1958 · 80 min

A lean, old-fashioned western that moves quickly through a wronged man's pursuit of justice, with a steady sense of duty and quiet grit.

Tagline
The Saga of Hemp Brown ... who had to win back honor ... rank ... love ... with renegade treachery !
Overview
Ex-army sergeant Jed Givens and his gang rob an army payroll shipment led by Lt. Hemp Brown. Givens kills a civilian woman and all the soldiers, leaving Brown alive to face a military tribunal in which he is branded a coward, stripped of all insignia and drummed out of the army. Brown sets out to track down Givens in an effort to clear his name.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • revenge
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Richard Carlson
Written by
Robert Creighton Williams
Starring
Rory Calhoun, Beverly Garland, John Larch, Russell Johnson, Fortunio Bonanova, Allan Lane, Trevor Bardette, Morris Ankrum
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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