Along the Great Divide
1951 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 7.4 · 61% critics
A determined marshal stops a lynching and escorts a murder suspect across the desert to face trial, even as a grieving father and his men hunt for revenge. The dangerous trip becomes a tense test of duty, survival, and whether justice can hold under pressure.
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Details
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-06-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (47 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like westerns with moral tension, harsh desert danger, and a more serious mood, somewhere between Silver Lode and Warlock; Not for you if you want a lighter, action-first ride.
Pros: tense desert chase; strong moral conflict; gripping atmosphere | Cons: mystery feels obvious; slower than standard westerns; limited surprise factor
Themes
- u.s. marshal
- gun battle
- rustler
- lynching
- death of son
- fratricide
- cattle baron
- frontier justice
- federal marshal
- patricide
- deputy marshal
- vengeance
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Kirk Douglas
as Marshal Len Merrick
Virginia Mayo
as Ann Keith
John Agar
as Billy Shear
Walter Brennan
as Timothy 'Pop' Keith
Ray Teal
as Deputy Lou Gray
Hugh Sanders
as Frank Newcombe
Morris Ankrum
as Ed Roden
James Anderson
as Dan Roden
Charles Meredith
as Judge Marlow
Sam Ash
as Defense Counsel (uncredited)
Directed by Raoul Walsh