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Tall in the Saddle

1944 · 87 min

A brisk, straightforward oater with a tough hero, a murder mystery, and a little romance, easy to settle into.

Directed by
Edwin L. Marin
Genres
Western
Starring
John Wayne, Ella Raines, Ward Bond
Tagline
WAYNE PACKS A WALLOP...In Action...In Love!
Overview
When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

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Directed by
Edwin L. Marin
Genres
Western
Starring
John Wayne, Ella Raines, Ward Bond
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • identity
  • love
  • crime
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Edwin L. Marin
Written by
Paul Fix, Michael Hogan
Starring
John Wayne, Ella Raines, Ward Bond, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Audrey Long, Elisabeth Risdon, Donald Douglas, Paul Fix
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
Robert De Grasse
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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