{"id":81718,"date":"2022-02-25T16:43:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T23:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81718"},"modified":"2022-02-26T12:42:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T19:42:35","slug":"restless-breed-the-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81718","title":{"rendered":"Restless Breed, The (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Yes, I&#8217;m upset &#8212; and I&#8217;ll probably stay that way for a long time.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Poster-668x1024.png 668w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA lawyer (Scott Brady) seeking vengeance for the death of his Secret Service Agent father falls for a beautiful half-Indian woman (Anne Bancroft) being raised alongside her younger siblings by a pseudo-preacher (Rhys Williams) in a small Texas town.\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>Allan Dwan Films<\/li>\n<li>Anne Bancroft Films<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nOne of  pioneering director Allan Dwan&#8217;s final films was this simple western about a man seeking justice and confronting baddies. There&#8217;s not much nuance to anything going on here &#8212; from the opening scene in which Brady learns about his father&#8217;s death (and gets to point his finger very specifically to the spot on the map where it happened): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Opening-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Opening-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Opening-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Opening-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Opening-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Opening-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Opening.png 1259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to the torrid dance Bancroft performs while Brady watches with prurient lust, and her guardian (Williams) watches with&#8230; well, let&#8217;s call it trepidation:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Dancing2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Dancing2-1024x742.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Dancing2-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Dancing2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Dancing2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Dancing2-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Dancing2-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Dancing2.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Thankfully, he has a painting of her dancing to glance up at again and again throughout the film, to remind us of his horror.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Painting2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Painting2-1024x757.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Painting2-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Painting2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Painting2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Painting2-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Painting2-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Painting2.png 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We see an oft-repeated glimpse of someone sneaking a peak at barroom action through a colorfully wallpapered peephole: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Hole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Hole-1024x761.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Hole-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Hole-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Hole-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Hole-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Hole-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Hole.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; leading to some &#8220;suspense&#8221; about who this might be; and we&#8217;re &#8220;treated&#8221; to a relentless theme (in a score by Edward L. Alperson Jr.) that appears over&#8230; and over&#8230; and over again in various iterations and instrumentations. (Be forewarned: it&#8217;s an earworm.) There&#8217;s really not much to the rest of the storyline, but I&#8217;m sure western fans at the time were simply happy to watch multiple shoot-outs handled with efficiency. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Set.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Set-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Set-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Set-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Set-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Set-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Set-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Set.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography for a low-budget film<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Still2-1024x753.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Still2-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Still2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Still2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Still2-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Still2-367x270.png 367w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Restless-Breed-Still2.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050893\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-restless-breed\/review\/2030121122\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-restless-breed\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Yes, I&#8217;m upset &#8212; and I&#8217;ll probably stay that way for a long time.&#8221; Synopsis: A lawyer (Scott Brady) seeking vengeance for the death of his Secret Service Agent father falls for a beautiful half-Indian woman (Anne Bancroft) being raised alongside her younger siblings by a pseudo-preacher (Rhys Williams) in a small Texas town. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Allan Dwan Films Anne Bancroft Films Cross-Cultural Romance Revenge Westerns Review: One of pioneering director Allan Dwan&#8217;s final films was this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81718\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81718","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=81718"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81740,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81718\/revisions\/81740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}