The Tall Men

“As Big and Spectacular and Exciting As The Mighty West Itself!”

6.4(75)19552h 2m

WesternAdventureRomance

Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.

Director

Raoul Walsh

Budget

$3.1M

Revenue

$5.0M

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Cast

Clark Gable

Col. Ben Allison

Jane Russell

Nella Turner

Robert Ryan

Nathan Stark

Cameron Mitchell

Clint Allison

Juan García

Luis

Harry Shannon

Sam

Emile Meyer

Chickasaw Charlie

Steve Darrell

Col. Norris

Robert Adler

Wrangler (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Saloon Dealer (uncredited)

Rudy Bowman

Miner (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Reviews

2 reviews

John Chard

7y ago

6.0

Will you take my boots off? The Tall Men is directed by Raoul Walsh and stars Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Cameron Mitchell and Robert Ryan. Produced out of 20th Century Fox by William A. Bacher and William B. Hawks, it's adapted for the screen by Frank S. Nugent & Sydney Boehm from a novel written by Heck Allen (as Clay Fisher). Filmed out of Durango, the cinematography is by Leo Tover in a Ci...

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

Freshly discharged from the losing side in the American Civil War, brothers "Ben" (Clark Gable) and "Clint" (Cameron Mitchell) set out to rob wealthy businessman "Stark" (Robert Ryan) but instead of stealing from the man, they agree to help him on a tortuous cattle drive bringing steers from Texas where they are cheap, to Montana where they can increase their investment twentyfold. Along the way, ...