The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
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1957
1h 28m
5.9(18 votes)
Western

Overview

Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Jack Palance

Jacob Wade

Jack Palance
Acting

Anthony Perkins

Riley Wade

Anthony Perkins
Acting

Neville Brand

King Fisher

Neville Brand
Acting

Robert Middleton

Ben Ryerson

Robert Middleton
Acting

Elisha Cook Jr.

Willie

Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting

Claude Akins

Blackburn

Claude Akins
Acting

Lee Van Cleef

Faro

Lee Van Cleef
Acting

Harry Shannon

Dr. Fisher

Harry Shannon
Acting

James Bell

Judge Hart

James Bell
Acting

Adam Williams

Lon

Adam Williams
Acting

Denver Pyle

Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff

Denver Pyle
Acting

John Doucette

Sundown Whipple

John Doucette
Acting

Paul Newlan

Fence Green

Paul Newlan
Acting

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Singer

Tennessee Ernie Ford
Acting

Elaine Aiken

Ada Marshall

Elaine Aiken
Acting

Moody Blanchard

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Ray Boyle

Unknown Role

Ray Boyle
Acting

Taggart Casey

Unknown Role

Taggart Casey
Acting

Billy Dix

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Duke Fishman

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Milton Frome

Unknown Role

Milton Frome
Acting

Chick Hannan

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Ken Hooker

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Wes Hudman

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

William Meader

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Zon Murray

Unknown Role

Zon Murray
Acting

Tudor Owen

Unknown Role

Tudor Owen
Acting

Buddy Roosevelt

Unknown Role

Buddy Roosevelt
Acting

Dick Ryan

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Russell Simpson

Unknown Role

Russell Simpson
Acting

Philip Van Zandt

Unknown Role

Philip Van Zandt
Acting

Dan White

Unknown Role

Dan White

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