Movie
The Lusty Men
1952NR1h 53m6.7 / 10
A Fast Buck... A Fast Bronc... A Fast Thrill!
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Lusty Men
Cast
Susan HaywardLouise Merritt
Robert MitchumJeff McCloud
Arthur KennedyWes Merritt
Arthur HunnicuttBooker Davis
Frank FaylenAl Dawson
Walter CoyBuster Burgess
Carol NugentRusty Davis
Maria HartRosemary MaddoxCredits
- Directed by
- Nicholas Ray
- Written by
- Jerry Wald, Horace McCoy, Alfred Hayes, David Dortort, Andrew Solt, Claude Stanush
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Wald/Krasna Productions
RKO Radio PicturesUnited States
Themes
ambitious husbandbull ridingfearful wifehusband wife relationshipinjurymarital conflictrise to the toprodeo
