Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star is a 1955 American Western film starring Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, and Claire Trevor. Directed by King Vidor, it is based on the novel of the same name, published in 1952, by Dee Linford (1915–1971). A remake was made for television in 1968 entitled A Man Called Gannon. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.
Plot
On a train to Wyoming from Kansas City, Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) rescues young Jeff Jimson (William Campbell) from being run over by the train wheels after the brakeman throws Jeff off for freighthopping. Later that night, Dempsey and Jeff watch as another train hopper kills the brakeman. When the authorities try to arrest Jeff for the crime, Dempsey proves the other man was guilty. He is given half of the $100 reward for finding the murderer.
Cast
- Bob Burns
- Claire Trevor
- Eddy Waller
- Ethan Laidlaw
- Frank Mills
- George D. Wallace
- Jack Elam
- Jay C. Flippen
- Jeanne Crain
- Jim Hayward
- Kirk Douglas
- Lee Van Cleef
- Malcolm Atterbury
- Mara Corday
- Mark Hanna
- Myrna Hansen
- Myron Healey
- Paul Birch
- Richard Boone
- Roy Barcroft
- Sheb Wooley
- William Campbell
- William Challee
More details
| author | Borden Chase |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Wyoming |
| director | King Vidor |
| editor | Virgil W. Vogel |
| genre | western |
| keywords | barbed wire brakeman estrange freighthopping hatred how to kansas city new life other man range war rid |
| musicBy | Hans J. Salter |
| producer | Aaron Rosenberg |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | retrospective |