Search - Stranger on Horseback on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1955 DVD Release: 09/16/2008 Format: DVD - Color Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 6 mins Studio: Vci Video Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Western, B-Western

Adapted from a novel by Louis L'Amour, Stranger on Horseback is one of Joel McCrea's shorter western vehicles, zipping merrily along at a mere 66 minutes. McCrea plays a travelling judge who makes it his mission in life to clean up the town of Bannerman. This proves difficult, in that the town is virtually owned by the Bannerman family. But when the family's youngest son (Kevin McCarthy) commits murder, McCrea vows to bring the boy to justice -- and to see that he gets a fair trial, despite pressure from the Bannermans' enemies. Czech-Mexican actress Miroslava makes one of her rare American film appearances as McCrea's love interest; shortly after Stranger on Horseback was released, Miroslava committed suicide, allegedly as a result of an unhappy romance with bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Joel McCrea - Rick Thorne
Kevin McCarthy - Tom Bannerman
John McIntire - Josiah Bannerman
Nancy Gates - Caroline Webb