Product Details

• Actors: Ward Bond, Raymond Burr, Martin Garralaga, Frank Hagney, Alan Hale Jr.
• Directors: Ray Milland
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300208710
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,740 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Western Classic!!, November 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: A Man Alone [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great western about a loner gunman who stands against a village for crimes he did'nt commit.It's a must see classic 50's cowboy film!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ray's first, March 28, 2004

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Beth "bethiejw2" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Man Alone [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was Ray Milland's first movie as a director and it's a good effort. When loner Milland comes across a carriage of murdered people in the desert he goes to the nearest town with the intention of reporting it. Only he finds the murders were arranged by the town's top people, who pin the crimes on him. Since Ray is a notorious gunslighter, he knows he doesn't have a chance. He takes refuge with Mary Murphy, who eventually falls in love with him. Murphy pulls in a good performance and she has one tiny waist. Raymond Burr plays the bad guy and it's nice to see he could play more than the good guy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "A Man Alone (1955) ... Milland/Murphy/Bond/Burr/Space/Van Cleef ... Ray Milland (Director) (1998)", October 16, 2011

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Man Alone [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Republic Pictures presents "A MAN ALONE" (1955) - (96 min/Color) -- Starring: Ray Milland, Mary Murphy, Ward Bond, Raymond Burr, Arthur Space & Lee Van Cleef

Directed Ray Milland

Fugitive gunslinger Wes Steele (Ray Milland), while escaping a lynch mob, stumbles onto an Arizona ranch that has been quarantined due to Yellow Fever. During his enforced stay, he falls in love with sheriff's daughter Nadine Corrigan (Mary Murphy), who is as much a "lost soul" as Steele. The only hope the lovers have for a happy future is Steele's exoneration, but this won't happen so long as crooked town banker Stanley (Raymond Burr) holds all the cards.

Special footnote: -- Ray Milland made his directorial debut with this Republic western and it did well enough to encourage future directorial efforts - which included the well-paced espionages Lisbon (1956) & The Safecracker (1958) and the above average sci-fi exercise Panic in the Year Zero! (1962)

BIOS:
1. Ray Milland Director)
Date of Birth: 3 January 1905 - Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Date of Death: 10 March 1986 - Torrance, California

2. Mary Murphy
Date of Birth: 26 January 1931 - Washington, District of Columbia
Date of Death: 4 May 2011 - Beverly Hills, California

3. Ward Bond [aka: Wardell E. Bond]
Date of Birth: 9 April 1903 - Benkelman, Nebraska
Date of Death: 5 November 1960 - Dallas, Texas

4. Raymond Burr
Date of Birth: 21 May 1917 - New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Death: 12 September 1993 - Sonoma, California

5. Arthur Space
Date of Birth: 12 October 1908 - New Brunswick, New Jersey
Date of Death: 13 January 1983 - Hollywood, California

6. Lee Van Cleef
Date of Birth: 9 January 1925 - Somerville, New Jersey
Date of Death: 16 December 1989 - Oxnard, California

Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]

Total Time: 96 min on DVD/VHS ~ Republic Pictures ~ (January 1, 1998)