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La hyène du Missouri

Original title: The Bushwhackers
  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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La hyène du Missouri (1951)
DramaWestern

An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.

  • Director
    • Rod Amateau
  • Writers
    • Tom Gries
    • Rod Amateau
  • Stars
    • John Ireland
    • Wayne Morris
    • Lawrence Tierney
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    376
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rod Amateau
    • Writers
      • Tom Gries
      • Rod Amateau
    • Stars
      • John Ireland
      • Wayne Morris
      • Lawrence Tierney
    • 18User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    John Ireland
    John Ireland
    • Jefferson Waring
    Wayne Morris
    Wayne Morris
    • Marshal John Harding
    Lawrence Tierney
    Lawrence Tierney
    • Sam Tobin
    Dorothy Malone
    Dorothy Malone
    • Cathy Sharpe
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Artemus Taylor
    • (as Lon Chaney)
    Myrna Dell
    Myrna Dell
    • Norah Taylor
    Frank Marlowe
    Frank Marlowe
    • Peter Sharpe
    William Holmes
    • 'Ding' Bell
    • (as Bill Holmes)
    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Cree
    Ward Wood
    • Second Henchman
    • (as Bob Wood)
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • Justin Stone
    Norman Leavitt
    Norman Leavitt
    • Deputy Yale
    Stuart Randall
    Stuart Randall
    • Slocum
    George Lynn
    George Lynn
    • Guthrie
    Gordon Wynn
    • John Quigley
    • (as Gordon Wynne)
    Gabriel Conrad
    • Kramer
    Eddie Parks
    Eddie Parks
    • Funeral Franklin
    Bob Broder
    • Tommy Lloyd
    • Director
      • Rod Amateau
    • Writers
      • Tom Gries
      • Rod Amateau
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    8FightingWesterner

    Great B-Western!

    Ex-Confederate John Ireland flees reconstruction and it's test of his vow of non-violence. Heading west, he winds up in a town under the thumb of powerful land baron Lon Chaney and his sadistic enforcer Lawrence Tierney, who are killing stealing land in anticipation of the railroad. Trying to leave, Ireland is only pulled in deeper.

    Another hard-boiled, low-budget 1950's western noir, The Bushwhackers is vivid and fairly violent entertainment that's definitely worth checking out. Like nearly all good westerns, it does a great job of manipulating the viewer, building up to the moment when all bets are off and the hero straps on his six-gun to take care of business.

    Here, Ireland and Tierney are fantastic. It's too bad that these two great actors were pretty much relegated to minor films (Tierney especially) due their alleged drunken exploits.

    The rest of the cast, Wayne Morris, Dorothy Malone (who's beautiful), and Jack Elam, are all great too.
    7coltras35

    The Bushwhackers

    A Confederate veteran Jeff Waring (John Ireland) arrives in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, still with intention of never using a gun again. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor, an arthritic despot, and his henchies, Sam Tobin and Cree, are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad.

    The Bushwhackers is a well-acted western, with some interesting characters such Taylor's independent daughter who has a mean streak mile wide and even pips her father to that post on that score. The enchanting Dorothy Malone plays a daughter of a newspaperman who she berates for not revealing who is behind the attacks on other settlers. John Ireland is quite good as the pacifist, but you know he won't stay pacifist for long. Lon Chaney Jr. Steals the scene as the barmy rancher.

    The plot is quite strong with some twist and turns and some grittiness is executed quite well. A little disjointed in places as scenes jump from one scene to another without flowing naturally, but it's a decent western with an arresting plot and fine characters. It's a little violent for its time - such as Jack Elam killing settlers and burning down the house with delight on his face - and has some noir flavour.
    6kevinolzak

    John Ireland and Lon Chaney

    1951's "The Bushwhackers" is a very tight, tough hour-long Western, featuring a solid cast of capable veterans. The Civil War has just ended, and confederate soldier Jefferson Waring (John Ireland) believes he'll never again have to point a gun at another man. Unfortunately, he soon finds himself in a lawless Western town where the settlers are battling to defend their homes against evil, greedy homesteaders headed by Artemus Taylor (Lon Chaney), a crippled, wheelchair-bound madman whose bitterness is matched by his devoted daughter (Myrna Dell), who may be even more ruthless than he is. Among the many familiar faces, Wayne Morris easily stands out as a marshal clearly working out of Taylor's pocket, yet trying vainly to keep the peace, mainly through jailing the unarmed Waring. Third-billed Lawrence Tierney, never at home in Westerns like his younger brother Scott Brady, is totally wasted as a hired gun, dispatched midway through, while Jack Elam relishes his bad guy role, whether lasciviously eyeing the ladies or simply killing people. Despite playing the lead villain, Lon Chaney has very little screen time (only three scenes), but this elderly, arthritic character led to his being cast as Gary Cooper's elderly, arthritic Marshal in the subsequent "High Noon."
    9bux

    a civil war vet, turned pacifist, becomes involved in a range war

    At times this seems like two separate movies:the first half is a mature study of a disgruntled war vet-the second half degenerates into a routine shoot 'em up. Ireland is great as the brooding war vet, Tierney(as in "Resevoir Dogs")the sullen villain. Chaney is reminiscent of Barrymore as the wheel-chair bound cattle baron. Highlight of the film is Chaney's damning accusation "You lose, soldier. You lose again!" Once the fireworks begin,all is predictable. Morris shows flashes of real talent as the corrupt town sheriff; Dell is good as the vixen. This one almost seems to be a pimer for the Ireland directed "Hannah Lee" that was released the following year. Worth staying up for, or at least setting the VCR.
    5jordondave-28085

    It feels very rushed and very forgettable

    (1951) The Bushwhackers WESTERN

    Co-written and directed by Rod Amateau starting the movie with the end of the civil war, and former confederate soldier, Jefferson Waring (John Ireland) vowed never to lift another gun ever again, only then as soon as he resides to a different town, he comes across a land baron, Artemus Taylor (Lon Chaney Jr.) and his hired gunmen/ outlaws of Sam Tobin (Lawrence Tierney) and Cree (Jack Elam) terrorizing against farm owners to build a railway across.

    The film feels very rushed making it very forgettable and such little action despite some of the drama moments being well done.

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    • Trivia
      Directorial debut of Rod Amateau.
    • Goofs
      The opening battle scene breaches one of the conventions of film-making. The opening shot shows Union cavalry charging from the left of screen to the right. This is followed by shots of Confederate Infantry on the right of the screen firing to the left. There follow some other shots, some showing troops charging directly at the camera, others showing Union cavalry coming from the left of screen. The final shots of the battle show the Confederate infantry retreating to the left of screen pursued by Union infantry coming from the right. The convention would dictate that the Union troops should always come from the left, and that the Confederate troops should have retreated to the right of screen.
    • Quotes

      Jefferson Waring: I can't feel a thing for ya, Taylor. You're a beaten old man and I'm not sorry. You've ruined so many lives yours isn't even a down payment.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Madelynn Kopple on Kid Monk Baroni (and Other Jack Broder Movies) (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      The Battle Hymn of the Republic
      (uncredited)

      Written by Julia Ward Howe

      Chorus heard as a theme after the initial battle scenes

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le rebelle
    • Filming locations
      • General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Jack Broder Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 10m(70 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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