Category: Western
All Genres: Western, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 1968
Country: USA
Runtime: 114
Rating: 7.3 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Ted Post
Sound: Mono
Taglines:

  • The hanging was the best show in town. But they made two mistakes. They hung the wrong man and they didnt finish the job.
  • High Adventure!


    • Writing by: Leonard Freeman – (written by) and
    Mel Goldberg – (written by)

    Produced by: Leonard Freeman – producer
    Irving L. Leonard – associate producer (as Irving Leonard)
    Robert Stambler – supervising producer

    Cast: Clint Eastwood – Marshal Jed Cooper
    Inger Stevens – Rachel Warren
    Ed Begley – Captain Wilson, Cooper Hanging Party
    Pat Hingle – Judge Adam Fenton
    Ben Johnson – Marshal Dave Bliss
    Charles McGraw – Sheriff Ray Calhoun, Red Creek
    Ruth White – Madame Peaches Sophie
    Bruce Dern – Miller, One of the 3 rustlers, and murderer
    Alan Hale Jr. – Matt Stone, Cooper Hanging Party
    Arlene Golonka – Jennifer, the Prostitute
    James Westerfield – Prisoner

    Music: Dominic Frontiere
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    Plot Outline: When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice.
    Plot: A band of vigilantes catch Jed Cooper and, incorrectly believing him guilty of cattle rustling and murder, hang him and leave him for dead. But he doesnt die. He returns to his former profession of lawman to hunt down his lynchers and bring them to justice.

    Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
    During the Columbia logo presentation, Bill Frisells guitar playing the Columbia accompanying music is heard, rather than the usual orchestral version.

    Goofs: We know about 22 goofs. Here comes one of them:
    Crew or equipment visible: The shadow of the cameraman as Jed Cooper walks into the saloon.

    Trivia: There are 5 entries in the trivia list – like these:

    • Sergio Leone was approached to direct this film, but he turned it down since he was working on Cera una volta il West (1968) at the time.
    • The first film produced by Clint Eastwoods Malpaso Company.
    • Reportedly, producer Leonard Freeman clashed with director Ted Post during production. One day Freeman showed up on the set, issuing orders and taking charge. Post wanted to confront him, but Clint Eastwood intervened. Eastwood spoke to Freeman, and Freeman left the set and didnt return. What he said was, “If you show up on this set again, there wont be a set … wont be a cast, wont be a crew.”