
Overview:
A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.Status: | Released (1959-05-15) |
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Awards: | 1 nomination total |
Screen: | Robert Alan Aurthur, Oakley Hall |
Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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- 12149: Richard Widmark - Johnny Gannon
- 4958: Henry Fonda - Clay Blaisedell
- 5401: Anthony Quinn - Tom Morgan
- 10487: Dorothy Malone - Lily Dollar
- 52126: Dolores Michaels - Jessie Marlow
- 35849: Wallace Ford - Judge Holloway
- 13995: Tom Drake - Abe McQuown
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- 30288: Joseph MacDonald - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1087134: Oakley Hall - Novel - Writing
- 5467: Leigh Harline - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 64114: Edward Dmytryk - Director - Directing
- 3358: Lyle R. Wheeler - Art Direction - Art
- 47373: Robert Alan Aurthur - Screenplay - Writing
- 22088: Herman A. Blumenthal - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Rock of ages comes to Warlock in Dmytryk's excellent adult Western. Warlock is a small town suffering from visits by a gang of thugs led by Abe McQuown. The honest townsfolk meet and decide to hire infamous gunslinger Clay Blaisedell to act as a Marshal. Blaisdell, aided by his tr ....
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***Archetypal Western tragedy based on the Earp/Holliday/Tombstone legends*** A professional town-tamer named Blaisdell (Henry Fonda) is hired as an independent marshal by the citizens of Warlock to rid them of an unruly gang; meanwhile a repentant member of the bunch becomes depu ....
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