The Rawhide Years (1956)
Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.
Director:
Rudolph Maté
Writer:
Earl Felton
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Tony Curtis as Ben Matthews |
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Colleen Miller as Zoe Fontaine |
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Arthur Kennedy as Rick Harper |
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William Demarest as Brand Comfort |
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William Gargan as Marshal Sommers |
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Peter van Eyck as Andre Boucher |
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Minor Watson as Matt Comfort |
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Donald Randolph as Carrico |
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Robert J. Wilke as Neal (as Robert Wilke) |
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Trevor Bardette as Captain |
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James Anderson as Deputy Wade |
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Robert Foulk as Mate |
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Chubby Johnson as Gif Lessing |
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Leigh Snowden as Miss Vanilla Bissell |
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Don Beddoe as Frank Porter |
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Chuck Roberson as Johnny (uncredited) |
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Victor Sen Yung as Chang - Steward (uncredited) |
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Jack Perrin as Riverboat Passenger (uncredited) |
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George Sasaki as Waiter (uncredited) |
| Camera | Irving Glassberg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Production | Stanley Rubin | Producer |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Music |
| Sound | Hans J. Salter | Music |
| Directing | Rudolph Maté | Director |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Directing | John Sherwood | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard H. Riedel | Art Direction |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Robert Pritchard | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| Writing | Robert Presnell Jr. | Adaptation |
| Writing | D.D. Beauchamp | Adaptation |
| Writing | Earl Felton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Norman A. Fox | Novel |