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Man from Laramie, The

Synopsis
Feature Western film in which critics have seen the influence of the Gloucester sub-plot in King Lear. The patriach, Donald Crisp, is worried about his kingdom (cattle ranch) and, like Gloucester, he is going blind and incapabable of seeing the truth about his two sons. The natural son (Nichol) is a vicious psychopath and the adopted son (Kennedy) is sympathetic. The excessively violent scene where Alex Nicol shoots Stewart’s hand has been compared to the blinding of Gloucester.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1955
Duration
104 mins

Credits

Director
Anthony Mann
Producer
William Goetz
Cinematographer
Charles Lang
Screenplay
Frank Burt; Philip Yordan; Thomas Flynn
Music
George Duning; Lester Lee
Cast
Donald CrispAlec Waggoman (Earl of Gloucester)
Arthur KennedyVic Hansbro (Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam)
Alex NicolDave Waggoman (Edmund)
James StewartWill Lockhart

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); westerns

Production Company

Name

Columbia Pictures

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets

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