Shane

Shane

Director: George Stevens Cast: Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
, Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
, Van Heflin
Van Heflin
, Brandon de Wilde
Brandon de Wilde
George Stevens
Shane

Shane

Director: George Stevens Cast: Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
, Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur
, Van Heflin
Van Heflin
, Brandon de Wilde
Brandon de Wilde
George Stevens

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Overview

The simple story of a Wyoming range war is elevated to near-mythical status in producer/director George Stevens' Western classic Shane. Alan Ladd plays the title character, a mysterious drifter who rides into a tiny homesteading community and accepts the hospitality of a farming family. Patriarch Joe Starrett (Van Heflin) is impressed by the way Shane handles himself when facing down the hostile minions of land baron Emile Meyer, though he has trouble placing his complete trust in the stranger, as his Marion (Jean Arthur) is attracted to Shane in spite of herself, and his son Joey (Brandon De Wilde) flat-out idolizes Shane. When Meyer is unable to drive off the homesteaders by sheer brute strength, he engages the services of black-clad, wholly evil hired gun Jack Wilson (Jack Palance). The moment that Wilson shows he means business by shooting down hotheaded farmer Frank Torrey (Elisha Cook Jr.) is the film's most memorable scene: after years of becoming accustomed to carefully choreographed movie death scenes, the suddenness with which Torrey's life is snuffed out -- and the force with which he falls to the ground -- are startling. Shane knows that a showdown with Wilson is inevitable; he also knows that, unintentionally, he has become a disruptive element in the Starrett family. The manner in which he handles both these problems segues into the now-legendary "Come back, Shane" finale. Cinematographer Loyal Griggs imbues this no-frills tale with the outer trappings of an epic, forever framing the action in relation to the unspoiled land surrounding it. A.B. Guthrie Jr.'s screenplay, adapted from the Jack Schaefer novel, avoids the standard good guy/bad guy clichés: both homesteaders and cattlemen are shown as three-dimensional human beings, flaws and all, and even ostensible villain Emile Meyer comes off reasonable and logical when elucidating his dislike of the "newcomers" who threaten to divest him of his wide open spaces.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/25/2017
UPC: 0032429273987
Original Release: 1953
Rating: NR
Source: PARAMOUNT
Language: English
Time: 1:57:00
Sales rank: 11,926

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Alan Ladd Shane
Jean Arthur Marion Starrett
Van Heflin Joe Starrett
Brandon de Wilde Joey
Jack Palance Wilson
Ben Johnson Chris
Edgar Buchanan Lewis
Emile Meyer Ryker
Elisha Cook Jr. Torrey
Douglas Spencer Shipstead
John Dierkes Morgan
Ellen Corby Mrs. Torrey
Paul McVey Grafton
John Miller Atkey,Atkey
Edith Evanson Mrs. Shipstead
Leonard Strong Wright
Ray Spiker Johnson
Janice Carroll Susan Lewis
Martin Mason Howell
Helen Brown Mrs. Lewis,Ryker Man,Ryker Man
Nancy Kulp Mrs. Howell
Howard Negley Pete
Beverly Washburn Ruth Lewis
Charles Quirk Clerk
George J. Lewis Ryker Man
Jack Sterling Ryker Man
Henry Wills Ryker Man
Rex Moore Ryker Man
Chester W. Hannan Ryker Man
Bill Cartledge Ryker Man
Steve Raines Ryker Man
William Dyer Homesteader
Kai Cheung Dung Ryker Man
Emile G. Meyer Rufe Ryker
Victor Young Composer

Technical Credits
George Stevens Director,Producer
A.B. Guthrie Jr. Screenwriter
Gordon Jennings Special Effects
Jack Sher Screenwriter
Jack Schaefer Screenwriter
Farciot Edouart Special Effects
Gene Garvin Sound Effects
Harry Lindgren Sound Effects
Russell Saunders Stunts
Ivan Moffat Producer
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