Day of the Outlaw is a 1959 film starring Robert Ryan and Burl Ives. It was directed by André De Toth. Parts of it were filmed on location in snowy Wyoming.
Blaise Starrett (Ryan) is a ruthless cattleman at odds with homesteaders in a small, bleak western town called Bitters. Just as a feud between Starret and a local farmer is about to come to a bloody end, Jack Bruhn (Ives), and his band of thugs ride into town. They are on the run from the law...
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Day of the Outlaw is a 1959 film starring Robert Ryan and Burl Ives. It was directed by André De Toth. Parts of it were filmed on location in snowy Wyoming.
Blaise Starrett (Ryan) is a ruthless cattleman at odds with homesteaders in a small, bleak western town called Bitters. Just as a feud between Starret and a local farmer is about to come to a bloody end, Jack Bruhn (Ives), and his band of thugs ride into town. They are on the run from the law after robbing a bank. The wounded outlaw is a former cavalry officer but that doesn't stop him and his gang holding the town's civilians hostage. Starrett must now find a way to save his town, and redeem himself in the process. By helping the bad guys escape, or so they think, across the snow-covered mountains.
Russell Harlan's stark black & white cinematography captures the bleakness of the North American winter on location in Wyoming. Hungarian director Andre De Toth’s also created several terrific scenes, especially the Saturday night ...
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