Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.
William Smith
- Lank
- (as Bill Smith)
James Mathers
- Matt Boley
- (as Jimmy Mathers)
Jack Coffer
- Cowboy
- (uncredited)
Tony Epper
- Cowboy
- (uncredited)
Roy Jensen
- Saloon Brawler
- (uncredited)
Pete Kellett
- Saloon Brawler
- (uncredited)
Ann Palmer
- Lady of the Night
- (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
- Saloon Brawler
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe inscriptions on the wedding rings are from the poem, "An English Padlock," by Matthew Prior (1664-1721).
- GoofsBoom mic shadow visible on Jace's hat when he and his gang ride up to Will Lane and Lee Carey at Carey's place the morning after the fight in the saloon.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MGM Is on the Move! (1964)
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This movie was on TCM so I tried it out. Its the story of Will Lane, an older man who travels to Montana to seek Lee Carey, the son of an old friend. The reason Lane does this is to try to make Carey into a responsible man, apparently a promise he made to Carey's deceased father. Carey turns out to be fond of drinking, women and gambling, so in order for Lane to calm him down he travels to find him a mail order bride. From there, we'll see whether Carey is tamed. This is a basic western, with drama and light comedy. Buddy Ebsen as Lane is fine, and the film is easy to watch. Its nothing special but I still didn't mind it. I'm not particularly fond of Westerns, and this does not rank anywhere near John Wayne's best but its not bad. I was never a big fan of Mr. Ebsen's TV work, but this is a decent film. A curious bit of casting is Jimmy Mathers, Jerry's brother, as the bride's son. He is in a very small role but it was interesting anyway (I didn't know he had a brother). So, if you like westerns or are just looking to pass the time, I think its watchable. Go ahead, its worth it.
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- crossbow0106
- Sep 22, 2009
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- Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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