The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a 1953 short story written by Dorothy M. Johnson. The supporting cast features Vera Miles, Lee Marvin (as Liberty Valance), Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Woody Strode, Strother Martin and Lee Van Cleef.
Plot
Sometime in the early 20th century, U.S. Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard and his wife, Hallie, arrive in Shinbone, a frontier town in an unnamed western state, to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon. When asked by the local newspaper editor why a senator would attend the funeral of a poor rancher, Stoddard answers with a story that flashes back 25 years.
Cast
- Andy Devine
- Anna Lee
- Blackie Whiteford
- Carleton Young
- Chuck Roberson
- Denver Pyle
- Earle Hodgins
- Edmond O'Brien
- Ethan Laidlaw
- Herman Hack
- Jack Pennick
- James Stewart
- Jeanette Nolan
- John Carradine
- John Qualen
- John Wayne
- Ken Murray
- Lee Marvin
- Lee Van Cleef
- Oothout Zabriskie Whitehead
- Paul Birch
- Robert Donner
- Robert F. Simon
- Snub Pollard
- Strother Martin
- Vera Miles
- William "Bill" Henry
- Willis Bouchey
- Woody Strode
More details
author | Willis Goldbeck |
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director | John Ford |
editor | Otho Lovering |
genre | western |
keywords | 20th century build cattle baron even frontier town kill learn local newspaper marshal newspaper editor newspaper office nothing publish report shoot steakhouse town marshal train conductor united kingdom walk wash western united states |
musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White |
producer | Willis Goldbeck |
productionCompany | John Ford Productions |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
recordedAt | Los Angeles Paramount Stage 1 |
theme | western |