The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie is a 1955 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their seventh collaboration. It was adapted from a story of the same title by Thomas T. Flynn first published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1954, and thereafter as a novel by publisher Ward Lock in 1955. Will Lockhart becomes entangled in the happenings of Coronado, an isolated western town, after delivering supplies there. He immediatel... more

The Man from Laramie is a 1955 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their seventh collaboration. It was adapted from a story of the same title by Thomas T. Flynn first published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1954, and thereafter as a novel by publisher Ward Lock in 1955. Will Lockhart becomes entangled in the happenings of Coronado, an isolated western town, after delivering supplies there. He immediately ends up at odds with the Waggomans, an influential ranching family, as he continues his search for someone selling rifles to the local Apaches, his brother having been killed in one of their attacks. Cattle baron Alec Waggoman is haunted by visions of a stranger who intends to do him harm. He also is gradually losing his eyesight and can't count on his son Dave, a vicious and arrogant man who refuses to learn how to run the ranch. Lockhart is led to believe he can collect salt for free and haul it away for freight, but Dave Waggoman accuses... less