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Station West
Sidney Lanfield
(1948)
79min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Tony Sloman
Former crooner Dick Powell carved out a career for himself as a tough guy in taut thrillers like
Farewell My Lovely
and
Johnny O'Clock
. He brought his new, darker image to this cleverly scripted RKO western based on a Luke Short tale, about an army investigator trying to sort out a series of gold heists. Jane Greer makes a feisty sparring partner, and there's a terrific fight sequence between Powell and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, but what really gives this movie some distinction is the use of clever one-liners, courtesy of screenwriters Frank Fenton and Winston Miller. This was director Sidney Lanfield's only western, and he brings to it much of the urbane sophistication that was to distinguish his later work on Bob Hope features such as
The Lemon Drop Kid
.
Summary
A government investigator is sent undercover to track down the murderers of two cavalry soldiers. The assignment leads him to a frontier outpost, where a casino owner and saloon singer controls all the criminal activity. He gets a job in her organisation and tries to find evidence linking her to the killings. Western, starring Dick Powell and Jane Greer.
Cast & Crew
Lt John Martin Haven
Dick Powell
Charlie
Jane Greer
Capt George Isles
Tom Powers
Mary Caslon
Agnes Moorehead
Prince
Gordon Oliver
Mick Marion
Guinn `Big Boy' Williams
Mark Bristow
Raymond Burr
Lt Stellman
Steve Brodie
Director
Sidney Lanfield
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Other Information
Language:
English
Black and white
Available on:
DVD
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