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Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)

Director: Robert Wise

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From Time Out Film Guide

Cagney dominates the Wyoming range in this absorbing Western. Jack Schaefer's story focuses on a cattle baron's ruthless hold on his vast territory and the tension that arises when his Greek mistress Papas attracts the wrong kind of attention from farmhand Dubbins. Good stuff, with a worthwhile concentration on the way the West actually worked for a living, and Cagney making an impressive replacement for Spencer Tracy, who walked off the picture after quarrelling with director Wise. 'Scope photography by Robert Surtees; music by Miklos Rozsa.

Author: TJ

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Cast & crew

Director: Robert Wise

Producer: Sam Zimbalist

Cast: James Cagney, Irene Papas, Vic Morrow, Don Dubbins, Stephen McNally, Royal Dano, Lee Van Cleef full cast

Genre(s): Westerns

Duration: 95 mins


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