Ramrod (film)
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| Ramrod | |
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 Movie poster for Ramrod (1947) |
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| Directed by | André de Toth |
| Produced by | Harry Sherman |
| Written by | Luke Short (story) Jack Moffitt C. Graham Baker Cecile Kramer |
| Starring | Joel McCrea Veronica Lake |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | May 2, 1947 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Ramrod is a 1947 film directed by André De Toth.
This cowboy drama from Hungarian director De Toth was the first of several films based on the stories of Western author Luke Short. De Toth's first Western is often compared to films noir movies released around the same time. The films star Veronica Lake was married to director De Toth. Original music by Adolph Deutsch with cinematography by noted cameraman Russell Harlan.
[edit] Plot
Connie Dickason (Lake) is a blonde and strong-willed daughter of a ranch owner. Her father is under control of a powerful local cattleman, Frank Ivey, whom he once wanted his daughter to marry. Connie instead marries a sheep rancher and inherits his land. Later, she gets caught up in a dangerous ranch standoff and begins to fall in love with a ranch hand Dave Nash (McCrea).
[edit] Cast
- Joel McCrea as Dave Nash
- Veronica Lake as Connie Dickason
- Don DeFore as Bill Schell
- Donald Crisp as Sheriff Jim Crew
- Preston Foster as Frank Ivey
- Arleen Whelan as Rose Leland
- Charles Ruggles as Ben Dickason
- Lloyd Bridges as Red Cates
- Nestor Paiva as Curley (Circle 66 hand)
- Ray Teal as Ed Burma
- Houseley Stevenson as George Smedley
- Robert Wood as Link Thomas
- Ian MacDonald as Walt Shipley
- Wally Cassell as Virg Lea
[edit] External links
- Ramrod at the Internet Movie Database
