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DANGER SHADOWED EVERY STEP HE TOOK!
A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot settle in peace as his chasers are trying to find him.
John Chard
May 12, 2015 · via TMDB
You look very different with a gun. Jim Larson (soon to be Ray Kincaid) is a thief, during his train transfer to prison his younger brother enacts an escape plan. The US Marshall who was holding him is killed in the commotion, while Jim's brother is fatally wounded. Making his way into a nearby town, Larson acquires a gun and a horse but is unable to leave the town as the sheriff has quarantined it till a delivery of wanted posters arrive, these of course will show the face of the wanted man, that man is of course Jim Larson. Whilst marking his time, Larson gets embroiled in a war between the sheriff and a tough rancher, Reed Williams, finding himself strangely on the good side of the law. Fred MacMurray is not a name that instantly springs to mind when the talk turns to the Western genre, which is surprising, because although he hardly dominates in the genre pieces he did, he was more than capable of carrying a role in a few of the Westerns he starred in. Such is the case here as Jim Larson, thankfully putting a bit of gritty honesty into the picture and steering it safely to its intriguing conclusion. Face of a Fugitive is a very accomplished piece, not a film to linger long in the memory, but it's thematic redemptive heart is most assuredly of major interest, with the finale excellently fulfilling the shoot out fan's needs. James Coburn turns up in one of his first major roles and hints at what was to come later in his career, and a thumbs up for Alan Baxter who revels in bad guy duties as Reed Williams. Tight and hugely enjoyable, Face of a Fugitive is one to catch if you are a Western genre fan. 6.5/10
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Fred MacMurray
Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)
Lin McCarthy
Sheriff Mark Riley
Dorothy Green
Ellen Bailey
Alan Baxter
Reed Williams
Myrna Fahey
Janet Hawthorne
James Coburn
Purdy
Francis De Sales
Deputy Sheriff George Allison
Gina Gillespie
Alice Bailey
Ron Hayes
Danny Larsen
Paul E. Burns
Jake the Barber
Hal K. Dawson
Jackson (uncredited)
James Gavin
Stockton (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Burton (uncredited)
John Milford
Haley (uncredited)
Gilman Rankin
Deputy at Rocks (uncredited)
Wilfrid M. Cline
Director of Photography
Paul Wendkos
Director
Charles H. Schneer
Executive Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
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