Tom wrote:
> Sorry for using that troublesome word in the title of my post,
> but...we've had discussions about the overlap between typical rara-
> avis material and Westerns before, and I watched a couple of films
> this week that fit the topic. I highly recommend both, currently in
> rotation on Encore.
>
> "The Day of the Outlaw" stars Robert Ryan and Burl Ives, directed by
> Andre de Toth. "The Tall T" is a Budd Boetticher/Randolph Scott
> cheapie. They have somewhat similar stories about tense standoffs
> with dangerous creeps holding hostages. Both are largely character-
> driven. Of the two I preferred the former for its unique winter-time
> setting, stark direction with a lot of wide angle shots that
> emphasize the vulnerability of the people within the setting, a more
> flawed protagonist, and the scene where the gang dances with with
> the town women - all they are doing is dancing, and yet the
> psychological violence that's being done is thoroughly quease-
> inducing. Highlights of "The Tall T" are the well-developed villain
> characters played by Richard Boone and Henry Silva.
And just to stir up the muck a little more, THE TALL T is based on an
Elmore Leonard short story. "The Captives," I think it was.
Kevin
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