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The Tall Stranger is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Thomas Carr and starring Joel McCrea and Virginia Mayo.[1] It is based on the novel of the same name by Louis L'Amour.

The Tall Stranger
Directed by	Thomas Carr
Screenplay by	Christopher Knopf
Based on	Louis L'Amour (from a story by)
Produced by	Walter Mirisch
Starring	Joel McCrea Virginia Mayo
Cinematography	Wilfrid M. Cline
Edited by	William Austin
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Color process	Color by DeLuxe
Production company	Walter Mirisch Productions
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	November 17, 1957 (1957-11-17)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A Union soldier return to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.

Cast

• Joel McCrea as Ned Bannon
• Virginia Mayo as Ellen
• Barry Kelley as Hardy Bishop
• Michael Pate as Charley
• Michael Ansara as Zarata
• Leo Gordon as Stark
• Whit Bissell as Adam Judson
• Ray Teal as Cap
• James Dobson as Dud
• Phil Phillips as Will (as Philip Phillips)
• George N. Neise as Mort Harper (as George Neise)
• Robert Foulk as Pagones
• Adam Kennedy as Red
• Jennifer Lea as Mary (as Jenifer Lea)

References

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.

External links

• The Tall Stranger at IMDb

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