Horizons West
{{short description|1952 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Horizons West
| image = Horizons West - Theatrical Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical Poster
| director = Budd Boetticher
| producer = Albert J. Cohen
| screenplay = Louis Stevens
| story = Louis Stevens
| starring = Robert Ryan
Julia Adams
Rock Hudson
| cinematography = Charles P. Boyle
| editing = Ted J. Kent
| color_process = Technicolor
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{film date|1952|10|11}}
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Horizons West is a 1952 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan, Julia Adams and Rock Hudson.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/23122/Horizons-West/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520092555/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/23122/Horizons-West/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hal Erickson |title=New York Times: Horizons West |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2011 |access-date=August 3, 2008}}Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview
Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3.
Plot
After the Civil War, Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas and to their parents' ranch. Neil is happy to simply help run the spread, but Dan's ambition is to build an empire, the way ruthless business tycoon Cord Hardin has.
From the moment they meet, Hardin's wife Lorna has romantic designs on Dan. After a series of confrontations between the two men results in Hardin's death, the two become involved. Dan becomes a powerful figure, overseeing a vast enterprise that involves rustling horses and buying up land by taking advantage of lax laws. He corrupts many officials and makes many enemies.
When the marshal of Austin is relieved of duty due to his association with Dan, Neil becomes the law and a violent showdown between the brothers is inevitable.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Robert Ryan as Dan Hammond
- Julia Adams as Mrs Lorna Hardin
- Rock Hudson as Neil Hammond
- Judith Braun as Sally Eaton
- John McIntire as Ira Hammond
- Raymond Burr as Cord Hardin
- James Arness as Tiny McGilligan
- Dennis Weaver as Dandy Taylor
- Frances Bavier as Martha Hammond
- Tom Powers as Frank Tarleton
- John Hubbard as Sam Hunter
- Rodolfo Acosta as Gen. José Escobar Lopez
- Douglas Fowley as Ed Tompkins
- Walter Reed as Layton
- Raymond Greenleaf as Eli Dodson
- Dan Poore as Cy
- Frank Chase as Borden
- Mae Clarke as Mrs. Jane Tarleton
}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0044722|title=Horizons West}}
- {{AFI film|id=50514|title=Horizons West}}
- {{TCMDb title|78368|title=Horizons West}}
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Category:1952 Western (genre) films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by Budd Boetticher