Man Without a Star

A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.

Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Dempsey Rae

Jeanne Crain

as Reed Bowman

Claire Trevor

as Idonee

William Campbell

as Jeff Jimson

Richard Boone

as Steve Miles

Jay C. Flippen

as Strap Davis

Myrna Hansen

as Tess Cassidy

Mara Corday

as Moccasin Mary

Eddy Waller

as Tom Cassidy (as Eddy C. Waller)

Sheb Wooley

as Latigo

Reviews

John Chard

To fence or not to fence, that is the question. Man Without A Star is directed by King Vidor and adapted by Borden Chase & D. D. Beauchamp from the Dee Linford novel. It stars Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, William Campbell & Richard Boone. Photographed by Russell Metty in Technicolor...

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