Along the Great Divide( 1951)

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AN ADVENTURE THAT AVALANCHES FROM THE BULLET-PROOF ROOF OF THE ROCKIES TO THE FIERY DESERT FLOOR!

Overview

US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?

Top Billed Cast

Kirk Douglas
Marshal Len Merrick
Virginia Mayo
Ann Keith
John Agar
Billy Shear
Walter Brennan
Timothy 'Pop' Keith
Ray Teal
Deputy Lou Gray
Hugh Sanders
Frank Newcombe
Morris Ankrum
Ed Roden
James Anderson
Dan Roden
Charles Meredith
Judge Marlow
Sam Ash
Defense Counsel (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Juror (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Sheriff (uncredited)
Steve Clark
Witness Weaver (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Hanging Spectator (uncredited)
Steve Darrell
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Bailiff (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Augie Gomez
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
Jerome (uncredited)
Al Haskell
Juror (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Hanging Spectator (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Juror (uncredited)
Kenneth MacDonald
Crowley (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
Hangman (uncredited)
Zon Murray
Jake Wilson (uncredited)
Jack Parker
Hanging Spectator (uncredited)
Jim Reeves
Juror (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Jury Foreman (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Tue Dec 15 2015

My name's Merrick. I'm United States Marshal here. Along the Great Divide is directed by Raoul Walsh and written by Walter Doniger and Lewis Meltzer. It stars Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, John Agar, Walter Brennan, Ray Teal, James Anderson and Morris Ankrum. Music is by David Buttolph and cinematography by Sidney Hickox. U.S. Marshall Len Merrick (Douglas) and two deputies rescue suspected murderer Tim Keith (Brennan) from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron who is convinced that Keith killed his son. The lawmen embark on a hazardous journey across the rugged terrains, determined to g...