The Hangman (1959)
8/10
Criminally neglected overdue western from the Master Michael Curtiz!!
1 May 2024
Sadly in the late fifties the American cinema industry was deeply undermined by TV advent, thus many classy directors were loosely from their long contracts from the majors studios, in this small gem lad by an already aged Robert Taylor whom had a luck to get together with Michael Curtiz.

The story is pretty oxymoronic due the leading casting is a hard and merciless agent of law, meanwhile the criminal is a reputable hard-work citizen, where nobody has a minor complaint of him whatsoever, Robert Taylor a bittered lawman actually didn't believe in human nature any longer, so thru a young and pretty widow Tina Louise intents locate and pinpoint the culprit, everything goes into upside down after many mismatches to let into the criminal, a small giant picture, due a greatest performance of the whole crew as Gene Evans, Fess Parker and Mickey Shaughnessy, impossible doesn't labeled it as near forgotten masterpiece.

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First watch: 2024 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8.5.
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