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Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

Watch what happens to the women... watch the west explode!

19596.81h 32m

Overview

Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.

Directed by André de Toth
Written by Lee E. Wells, Philip Yordan
Produced by Sidney Harmon, Philip Yordan
Box OfficeBudget: $400K0

Top Cast

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Blaise Starrett

Burl Ives

Burl Ives

Jack Bruhn

Tina Louise

Tina Louise

Helen Crane

Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal

Hal Crane

Venetia Stevenson

Venetia Stevenson

Ernine, Vic's Daughter

David Nelson

David Nelson

Gene, Bruhn's Gang

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Dan, Starret's Foreman

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Tex, Bruhn's gang

Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Denver, Bruhn's Gang

Lance Fuller

Lance Fuller

Pace, Bruhn's Gang

Themes & Keywords

winteroutlawshootout

About Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw is a western film released in 1959 exploring themes of winter, outlaw, shootout. Directed by André de Toth, it stars Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise. Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.

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