6.9
Summary
During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work for a saloon owner to take her supplies into a newly booming but lawless Candian town.
Cast
James Stewart
Jeff Webster
Ruth Roman
Ronda Castle
Corinne Calvet
Renee Vallon
Walter Brennan
Ben Tatum
John McIntire
Judge Gannon
Jay C. Flippen
Rube
Harry Morgan
Ketchum
Steve Brodie
Ives
Connie Gilchrist
Hominy
Robert J. Wilke
Madden
Chubby Johnson
Dusty
Royal Dano
Luke
Jack Elam
Frank Newberry
Kathleen Freeman
Grits
Connie Van
Molasses
Emile Avery
Miner (uncredited)
Al Bain
Miner (uncredited)
John Barton
Miner (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
Rounds (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
Miner (uncredited)
Robert Bice
Miner (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Doc Vallon (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
Miner (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Miner (uncredited)
Andy Brennan
Man (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Sheriff Walters (uncredited)
Jess Cavin
Townsman (uncredited)
Martin Cichy
Miner (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Miner (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Miner (uncredited)
Roy Damron
Townsman (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Townsman (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Miner (uncredited)
James Dime
Miner (uncredited)
John Doucette
Miner Who Spills Gold Dust (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Miner (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Townsman (uncredited)
Angeline Engler
Mrs. Kingman (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
Constable Kingman (uncredited)
Terry Frost
Joe Merin (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
Henchman (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Townsman (uncredited)
Helen Gereghty
Townswoman (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Townsman (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Townsman (uncredited)
John Halloran
Bartender (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Miner (uncredited)
Chick Hannan
Townsman (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
Sourdough (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
Tom Kane (uncredited)
Chester Hayes
Poker Player (uncredited)
Gina Holland
Girl (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Miner (uncredited)
George Huggins
Miner (uncredited)
Dave Kashner
Miner (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Miner (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Miner (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Miner (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Townsman (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Townsman (uncredited)
Walter Lawrence
Miner (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
Miner (uncredited)
John Mackin
Miner (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
Deputy (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Miner (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Miner (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Miner (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Townsman (uncredited)
Anton Northpole
Miner (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Townsman (uncredited)
Damian O'Flynn
Second Mate on Riverboat (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Carson (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Miner (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Miner (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
Capt. Benson (uncredited)
Allan Ray
Bosun on Riverboat (uncredited)
Ford Raymond
Miner (uncredited)
John Rice
Miner (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Latigo (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Prisoner (uncredited)
Paul Savage
Miner (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Townsman (uncredited)
Rube Schaffer
Miner (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Miner (uncredited)
Marjorie Stapp
Girl (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Miner (uncredited)
Dick Taylor
Miner (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Townsman (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Jeff's Attacker on Riverboat (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
Yukon Sam (uncredited)
Joe Walls
Miner (uncredited)
Fred Walton
Townsman (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Tanana Pete (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Bartender (uncredited)
Jack Williams
Shep (uncredited)
William J. Williams
Gant (uncredited)
Henry Wills
Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Miner (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Anthony Mann
Screenplay, Story
Borden Chase
Reviews
John Chard
March 18, 2019
8
Is there something you want, Mr. Gannon?
Cunning Western from a director who had few peers in the genre. Much like other Anthony Mann pictures, The Far Country blends a potent pot boiling story with an adroit knowing of impacting scenery. Both of which play out amongst some of Mann's peccadilloes like honour, integrity, betrayal and of course, death!
The story sees fortune hunting partners Jeff Webster (James Stewart) and Ben Tatum (Walter Brennan) travel to Oregon Territory with a herd of cattle. Aware of the blossoming gold-boom, they plan to make a tidy profit selling the cattle in a Klondike town. Arriving in Skagway they find self-appointed judge Mr. Gannon (John McIntire) ready to meet out justice to Webster on account of Webster having fractured the law, all be it with honest cause, along the way. In punishment Gannon takes the partners herd from them, but they steal them back and head across the Canadian border to Dawson - with Gannon and his men in hot pursuit. Here beautiful women and a meek and lawless town will fill out the destinies of all involved.
Interesting from start to finish, The Far Country benefits greatly from James Stewart's bubbling (anti) hero in waiting portrayal and Mann's slick direction of the tight Borden Chase script. The cinematography from William H. Daniels is superlative, though not done any favours by current DVD prints, and the film has a few surprises and a "will he wont he?" core that's reeling the viewers in.
Paying dividends on re-watches for hardened genre fans, it still remains something of an essential viewing for first timers venturing into the wonderful, yet dark, Western world of Anthony Mann and James Stewart. 8/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
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