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Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Karen Randle
- Ginny Logan
- (as Karen King)
Emile Avery
- Cowboy at Knife Fight
- (uncredited)
Barbara Blaine
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Robert Bray
- Fritz
- (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
- Rodeo Official
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the opening credits, filmed on Stone St. in Tucson, AZ, the Pioneer Hotel is briefly visible, and farther down the street, Steinfield's Department Store. The hotel was said to be "100 percent fireproof", a claim that was refuted in December 1970 when fire swept through the upper floors, claiming 29 victims - among whom were Harry and Margaret Steinfield, who lived in its penthouse. The building was repaired and is now a mixed-use apartment and office space.
- GoofsDuring the Tucson Rodeo sequence, bull rider Chuck Peterson starts off holding onto the bull with his right hand, but after a scene change, he's holding on with his left hand just before he is thrown.
- Quotes
Jeff McCloud: There never was a bronc that couldn't be rode, there never a cowboy that couldn't be throwed. Guys like me last forever.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Lightning Over Water (1980)
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My favorite Mitchum film
This is my all-time favorite Robert Mitchum movie. In fact, it's the movie that made Mitchum one of my favorite actors. I saw this movie as a child on television and could not understand why Susan Hayworth would prefer Arthur Kennedy to Robert Mitchum.
It's a dusty, exhausting rodeo film, so realistic that one can almost smell the horses. Seeing how the participants usually had to pick up their winnings ("day money") in a bar after what could have been a physically crippling time in the arena shows how easy it would have been to start drinking to kill the pain and the fear. Also the rodeo "groupies", so ready to soothe the pains and massage the ego, have probably changed very little since the early '50s. The character of Jeff McCloud has obviously been there and done that, and Mitchum plays the weariness with authenticity and sympathy. He also reveals his ability to play comedy in the scene in Rosemary's trailer with Frank Faylen.
I heartily recommend this film to anyone wanting to see a realistic slice of Americana, and good performances by all the leads.
It's a dusty, exhausting rodeo film, so realistic that one can almost smell the horses. Seeing how the participants usually had to pick up their winnings ("day money") in a bar after what could have been a physically crippling time in the arena shows how easy it would have been to start drinking to kill the pain and the fear. Also the rodeo "groupies", so ready to soothe the pains and massage the ego, have probably changed very little since the early '50s. The character of Jeff McCloud has obviously been there and done that, and Mitchum plays the weariness with authenticity and sympathy. He also reveals his ability to play comedy in the scene in Rosemary's trailer with Frank Faylen.
I heartily recommend this film to anyone wanting to see a realistic slice of Americana, and good performances by all the leads.
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- dunn36035
- Oct 24, 2003
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- Also known as
- Cowpoke
- Filming locations
- Pendleton, Oregon, USA(rodeo exteriors)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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