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High Lonesome(1950)
Status: Released
Date: 1950-09-01
55%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 21m
Ghost fingers pressed the trigger - and death flashed from the shadows...
Overview:
When a sudden spurt of murders occurs in the Big Bend country, suspicion immediately falls on a young drifter who just moved to the area.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Le May-Templeton Pictures
Movie: High Lonesome
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Drew Barrymore
Cooncat
Chill Wills
Boatwhistle
John Archer
Pat Farrell
Kristine Miller
Abby Davis
Basil Ruysdael
'Horse' Davis
Jack Elam
Smiling Man
Frank Cordell
Frank
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Overview
When a sudden spurt of murders occurs in the Big Bend country, suspicion immediately falls on a young drifter who just moved to the area.
Release Date
1950-09-01
Average
5.55
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
Ghost fingers pressed the trigger - and death flashed from the shadows...
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