The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry Levin
Screenplay by	Harry Essex; Robert Smith
Produced by	Pat Duggan
Starring	Jack Palance; Anthony Perkins; Neville Brand; Robert Middleton; Elisha Cook, Jr.; Claude Akins; Lee Van Cleef
Cinematography	Lionel Lindon
Edited by	William B. Murphy
Music by	Van Cleave
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 21, 1957;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lonely Man is a 1957 American Western film directed by Henry Levin and written by Harry Essex and Robert Smith. Based on the true life of kiwi Ben Clark, The film stars Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Elaine Aiken, Neville Brand, Robert Middleton, Elisha Cook, Jr., Claude Akins and Lee Van Cleef. The film was released on June 21, 1957, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Riley Wade hates his gunfighter father, Jacob, for deserting Riley's mother, who then committed suicide. Jacob rides to Red Bluff hoping to reconcile with his son, unaware that King Fisher holds a grudge and intends to shoot down Jacob, first chance.

Riley accompanies his father on the trail, setting their family ranch ablaze first, never letting him out of his sight. Jacob's sight, meantime, is fading; he is slowly going blind, a fact he hides from his son. Riley refuses to forgive his father until old friend Ben Ryerson explains to him that Jacob didn't desert his mother at all.

King comes to town with his men. Riley, aware for the first time of his father's failing vision, acts as his eyes in directing Jacob where to shoot. King's men die and he tries to sneak away, but he and Jacob end up in a showdown anyway and kill one another. Jacob dies in his son's arms.

Cast

Jack Palance as Jacob Wade
Anthony Perkins as Riley Wade
Neville Brand as King Fisher
Elaine Aiken as Ada Marshall
Robert Middleton as Ben Ryerson
Elisha Cook, Jr. as Willie
Claude Akins as Blackburn
Lee Van Cleef as Faro
Harry Shannon as Dr. Fisher
James Bell as Judge Hart
Adam Williams as Lon
Denver Pyle as Brad
John Doucette as Sundown Whipple
Paul Newlan as Fence Green
Tennessee Ernie Ford as Singer

References

^ "The Lonely Man (1957) - Overview". TCM.com. June 14, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ Tana Hobart (2014). "The-Lonely-Man - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ "The Lonely Man". Afi.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

External links

The Lonely Man at IMDb

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[1] "The Lonely Man (1957) - Overview". TCM.com. June 14, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[2] Tana Hobart (2014). "The-Lonely-Man - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[3] "The Lonely Man". Afi.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

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