Raw Edge
| Raw Edge | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | John Sherwood |
| Produced by |
Albert Zugsmith Michael Baird |
| Written by |
Harry Essex Robert Hill |
| Story by |
William Kozelenko James Benson Nablo |
| Starring |
Rory Calhoun Yvonne de Carlo Mara Corday Rex Reason Neville Brand |
| Music by |
Irving Gertz William Lava Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Russell F. Schoegarth |
Production company |
Universal International |
| Distributed by | Universal International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Raw Edge is a 1956 Technicolor Western film directed by John Sherwood starring Rory Calhoun, Yvonne de Carlo, Mara Corday, Rex Reason, Neville Brand.
It marked the movie debut of John Gavin under the name "John Gilmore".
Plot
In 1842, before law and order has come to Oregon, a wealthy man named Montgomery makes the rules, including one that any unmarried woman must go with whichever man puts in a claim for her. After his wife Hannah is attacked by an unseen man, Montgomery uses the opportunity to blame his rival, Dan Kirby, and lynch him.
Dan was married to an Indian woman, Paca, who attempts to return to her people. Before she can, tribesman Five Crows is murdered and Paca is claimed by a white man named Sile Doty, who forces her to return to town. There she meets a stranger, Tex, who turns out to be her late husband's brother.
Hannah ultimately realizes that Tarp Penny was the one who attacked her that night. Tarp kills her father and wounds Hannah in the shoulder. He ends up in a shootout with Tex that turns into a violent fistfight after both run out of ammunition. Tex prevails when Tarp is accidentally impaled, after which Hannah wishes to join Tex when he rides out of town.
Cast
- Rory Calhoun as Tex Kirby
- Yvonne De Carlo as Hannah Montgomery
- Mara Corday as Paca
- Rex Reason as John Randolph
- Neville Brand as Tarp Penny
- Emile Meyer as Pop Penny
- Herbert Rudley as Gerald Montgomery
- Robert J. Wilke as Sile Doty
- John Gilmore (John Gavin) as Dan Kirby
- Gregg Barton as McKay
- Ed Fury as Whitey
- William Schallert as Missionary
Production
This was Yvonne De Carlo's first film at Universal, the studio where she had been a star, since 1951.[1]
References
- ↑ Raw Edge Next for De Carlo Parsons, Louella. The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959) [Washington, D.C] 08 Oct 1955: 46.
External links
- Raw Edge at the Internet Movie Database
- Raw Edge at TCMDB
- review of film at Laura's Miscellaneous Musings