{"id":48439,"date":"2020-04-13T12:27:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T19:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48439"},"modified":"2024-04-21T23:55:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:55:16","slug":"tall-t-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48439","title":{"rendered":"Tall T, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A man should have something of his own &#8212; something to belong to.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Poster.jpg 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a former ranch foreman (Randolph Scott) is kidnapped along with an heiress (Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan) and her new husband (John Hubbard), they must determine how to keep themselves safe from the ruthless outlaws (Richard Boone, Henry Silva, and Skip Homeier).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Budd Boetticher Films<\/li>\n<li>Hostages<\/li>\n<li>Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan Films<\/li>\n<li>Newlyweds<\/li>\n<li>Randolph Scott Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Boone Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;obvious influence on numerous westerns, including Anthony Mann&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72131\"><em>Man of the West<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; is &#8220;probably the quintessential Randolph Scott-Budd Boetticher film&#8221; &#8212; a noteworthy claim considering all the other fine pictures they made together, viz. <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4084\"><em>Seven Men From Now<\/em> (1956)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1401\"><em>Decision at Sundown<\/em> (1957)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1395\"><em>Buchanan Rides Alone<\/em> (1958)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1406\"><em>Ride Lonesome<\/em> (1959)<\/a>. Peary notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051047\/trivia?item=tr0630010\"><em>The Tall T<\/em><\/a> is &#8220;beautifully shot, strong yet straightforwardly written (by Burt Kennedy, who wrote four of their seven westerns), and deals with Boetticher&#8217;s primary concerns: how men choose to lead their lives in a West that is becoming increasingly civilized, yet, paradoxically, more violent and amoral,&#8221; with &#8220;everyone want[ing] something, be it wealth, a woman, a spread, a position of respect, notches on a gunbelt, [or] to be regarded as a man.&#8221; He discusses the fact that &#8220;Boone becomes fond of Scott&#8221; and the two men are &#8220;set up to be mirror images of one another&#8221;, with &#8220;their final clash&#8221; resulting &#8220;from Scott being a moral man with violent tendencies and Boone being a violent man with moral tendencies&#8221;. The film ultimately posits that &#8220;the growth of America had to do with loners such as Scott doing away with their violent Boone-like side, putting away their guns, and settling down with good, loyal&#8230; women like O&#8217;Sullivan&#8221;; indeed, &#8220;the stability of the country was dependent on marriage, family, and property.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Peary&#8217;s review highlights the film&#8217;s narrative and thematic strengths, but the performances are excellent across the board as well. It&#8217;s nice to see 45-year-old O&#8217;Sullivan playing a &#8220;plain&#8221; near-spinster (she looks appropriately weary and wary), and Arthur Hunnicutt steals the show in opening scenes as a feisty stagecoach driver. Boone, Homeier, and Silva (going by the unfortunate nickname of &#8220;Chink&#8221;) are all convincingly threatening, and given numerous subtly racy lines to speak (&#8220;I had me a quiet woman once. Outside she was as calm as Sunday, but inside wild as mountain scenery.&#8221;). At just 78 minutes, this nifty western moves swiftly and tells a taut, tense tale from beginning to end. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the entire cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Scott.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Scott-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Scott-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Scott-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Scott-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Scott-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Scott-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Scott.png 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Still-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Still-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Still-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Still-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Still-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Still-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Still.png 1731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Silva.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Silva-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Silva-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Silva-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Silva-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Silva-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Silva-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Silva.png 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape2-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape2-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape2-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape2-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape2.png 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Strong direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-OSullivan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-OSullivan-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-OSullivan-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-OSullivan-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-OSullivan-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-OSullivan-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-OSullivan-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-OSullivan.png 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Direction.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Direction-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Direction-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Direction-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Direction-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Direction-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Direction-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Direction.png 1739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tall-T-Landscape.png 1741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kennedy&#8217;s first-rate script <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as yet another fine Boetticher\/Scott western. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051047\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/24916\/the-tall-t#articles-reviews?articleId=362757\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2879&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2722boet.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A man should have something of his own &#8212; something to belong to.&#8221; Synopsis: When a former ranch foreman (Randolph Scott) is kidnapped along with an heiress (Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan) and her new husband (John Hubbard), they must determine how to keep themselves safe from the ruthless outlaws (Richard Boone, Henry Silva, and Skip Homeier). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Budd Boetticher Films Hostages Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan Films Newlyweds Randolph Scott Films Richard Boone Films Westerns Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48439\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48439"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95969,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48439\/revisions\/95969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}