A homeless man, Ben Chamberlain (Henry Fonda), shows up in a dusty railhead town. He arrives in a little town whose population includes an obstinate marshall (Michael Parks) , several homo-erotically fixaded gunslingers and an assortment of ready-mades, like the comely widow (Anne Baxter) whose teenage son (Michael Burns) is ripe for a few life lessons. Chamberlain finds himself wrongly accused of a murder by a crazed and stubborn sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a free hour in the wilderness before sending his hunters (Dan Duryea, Sal Mineo, Tom Reese, Zalman King) after him. Hot lead and fast death!.. Brand New Major Motion Picture - First Time on Any Screen!. Before he finished with this town, every gunslinger would know he was a man !.
This early and decent western telefeature (Siegel's third) is based on a story by Reginald Rose (12 angry men) and its blend of popular Freud and social consciousness, including some unexpectesd themes as the depiction of the railroad not as an emblem of progress but as a bringer of corruption and violence. Stranger on the Run(1967) contains thrills, intense drama, emotion and violence. In addition, being directed by Don Siegel, whose filmography includes several films starring Eastwood. Siegel barrels energetically through a tangle of supplots: the film was his ticket back to big-screen projects. Western television film starring Oscar winners Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond, Once upon a time in the West) and Anne Baxter (The Razor's Edge, All about Eva). Fonda gives a nice acting as a drunk in search of redemption. Michael Parks as the unstable sheriff is acceptable but sounds as though he's gone. And adding a splendid support cast, such as: Dan Duryea, Sal Mineo, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Burns, Tom Reese, Bernie Hamilton, Zalman King, Madlyn Rhue, Walter Burke and Anne Baxter.
The motion picture was decently directed by Donad Siegel who handles both tone and pace adequately, but not notable, being in fact inferior to other films he made. Donald got his reputation in the early and mid-'50s with a series of tightly made , expertly crafted , tough but intelligent "B" pictures , among them : The Lineup (1958), Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) , then graduated to major "A" films in the 1960s and early 1970s . Director Siegel brought an entirely new approach to the Sci-Fi field Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) . He made several "side trips" to television, mostly as a producer . Siegel directed what is generally considered to be Elvis Presley's best picture , Flamingo Star (1960). All of Eastwood's later Western and his ¨Dirty Harry¨ movies owe a considerable debt to Sergio Leone and Donald Siegel . As Donald directed Eastwood in various films , such as : ¨Coogan's bluff , The beguiled , Dirty Harry , Escape from Alcatraz and Two mules and sister Sara¨. He had a long professional relationship and personal friendship with Clint Eastwood , who has often said that everything he knows about filmmaking he learned from Don Siegel . Rating: 5.5/10, acceptable and passable TV Western.
This early and decent western telefeature (Siegel's third) is based on a story by Reginald Rose (12 angry men) and its blend of popular Freud and social consciousness, including some unexpectesd themes as the depiction of the railroad not as an emblem of progress but as a bringer of corruption and violence. Stranger on the Run(1967) contains thrills, intense drama, emotion and violence. In addition, being directed by Don Siegel, whose filmography includes several films starring Eastwood. Siegel barrels energetically through a tangle of supplots: the film was his ticket back to big-screen projects. Western television film starring Oscar winners Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond, Once upon a time in the West) and Anne Baxter (The Razor's Edge, All about Eva). Fonda gives a nice acting as a drunk in search of redemption. Michael Parks as the unstable sheriff is acceptable but sounds as though he's gone. And adding a splendid support cast, such as: Dan Duryea, Sal Mineo, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Burns, Tom Reese, Bernie Hamilton, Zalman King, Madlyn Rhue, Walter Burke and Anne Baxter.
The motion picture was decently directed by Donad Siegel who handles both tone and pace adequately, but not notable, being in fact inferior to other films he made. Donald got his reputation in the early and mid-'50s with a series of tightly made , expertly crafted , tough but intelligent "B" pictures , among them : The Lineup (1958), Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) , then graduated to major "A" films in the 1960s and early 1970s . Director Siegel brought an entirely new approach to the Sci-Fi field Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) . He made several "side trips" to television, mostly as a producer . Siegel directed what is generally considered to be Elvis Presley's best picture , Flamingo Star (1960). All of Eastwood's later Western and his ¨Dirty Harry¨ movies owe a considerable debt to Sergio Leone and Donald Siegel . As Donald directed Eastwood in various films , such as : ¨Coogan's bluff , The beguiled , Dirty Harry , Escape from Alcatraz and Two mules and sister Sara¨. He had a long professional relationship and personal friendship with Clint Eastwood , who has often said that everything he knows about filmmaking he learned from Don Siegel . Rating: 5.5/10, acceptable and passable TV Western.