Movie
Along the Great Divide
Overview
US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?
Details
- Release date
- 1951-06-02
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Marshal Len Merrick
- Virginia Mayo as Ann Keith
- John Agar as Billy Shear
- Walter Brennan as Timothy 'Pop' Keith
- Ray Teal as Deputy Lou Gray
- Hugh Sanders as Frank Newcombe
- Morris Ankrum as Ed Roden
- James Anderson as Dan Roden
- Charles Meredith as Judge Marlow
- Sam Ash as Defense Counsel (uncredited)
- Bob Burns as Juror (uncredited)
- Lane Chandler as Sheriff (uncredited)
Crew
- Raoul Walsh - Director
- Lewis Meltzer - Screenplay
- Walter Doniger - Screenplay
- Walter Doniger - Story
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