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Man in the Saddle is a 1951 American Western film directed by Andre DeToth starring Randolph Scott. The screenplay is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Ernest Haycox.[2]

Man in the Saddle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andre DeToth
Screenplay by	Kenneth Gamet
Based on	novel Man in the Saddle by Ernest Haycox
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown
Starring	Randolph Scott
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Music by	George Duning
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Scott-Brown Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 2, 1951 (1951-12-02)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,150,000 (US rentals)[1]

Man in the Saddle was the first of the many lucrative collaborations between its star Randolph Scott and producer Harry Joe Brown.[3]

The film's plot centers on a farmer (Scott) who turns to violence when a powerful and ruthless land baron (Knox) tries to take over his land. In the process he is caught between two women, the ambitious Laurie (Leslie) and the down-to-earth Nan (Drew). A high point in the film is a fierce fistfight between Scott and John Russell.[4]

Cast

• Randolph Scott as Owen Merritt
• Joan Leslie as Laurie Bidwell Isham
• Ellen Drew as Nan Melotte
• Alexander Knox as Will Isham
• Richard Rober as Fay Dutcher
• John Russell as Hugh Clagg
• Alfonso Bedoya as Cultus Charley
• Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Bourke Prine
• Clem Bevans as Pay Lankershim
• Cameron Mitchell as George Vird
• Richard Crane as Juke Vird
• Frank Sully as Lee Repp
• Tennessee Ernie Ford as a Wrangler / Singer of the main title song (uncredited)

References

External links

• Man in the Saddle at IMDb 
• Man in the Saddle at AllMovie
• Man in the Saddle at the TCM Movie Database
• Man in the Saddle at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Man in the Saddle at Rotten Tomatoes

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