Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by King Vidor
Produced by Aaron Rosenberg
Written by Dee Linford (novel)
Screenplay by Borden Chase
D.D. Beauchamp
(as D. D. Beauchamp)
Starring Kirk Douglas
Jeanne Crain
Claire Trevor
William Campbell
Music by Hans J. Salter
Herman Stein
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited by Virgil W. Vogel
Production
company
Universal International
Distributed by Universal International
Release dates
  • March 24, 1955 (1955-03-24) (New York City)
Running time
 89 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $2.2 million (US)[1]

Man Without a Star is a 1955 American Technicolor Western film directed by King Vidor starring Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor and William Campbell. It was based on the novel of the same name, published in 1952, by Dee Linford.

Plot

Easygoing cowboy Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) and his impressionable young friend Jeff Jimson (William Campbell) wander into town and are hired to work for an absentee rancher named Reed Bowman. When Bowman finally shows up, Dempsey is surprised to find that he has been working for a very attractive woman (Jeanne Crain), one who has very ambitious plans. Her plans lead to a range war with her neighbors.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956


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