Saddle the Wind

Steve Sinclair is a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go wrong when his wild younger brother Tony arrives on the scene with his new bride Joan Blake.

Cast

Robert Taylor

as Steve Sinclair

Julie London

as Joan Blake

John Cassavetes

as Tony Sinclair

Donald Crisp

as Dennis Deneen

Charles McGraw

as Larry Venables

Royal Dano

as Clay Ellison

Richard Erdman

as Dallas Hanson

Douglas Spencer

as Hemp Scribner

Ray Teal

as Brick Larson

Stanley Adams

as Joe (uncredited)

Reviews

John Chard

Loose cannon gets the method treatment. Steve Sinclair is an ex-gunfighter now contented with his lot as a peaceful farmer. His peace that is disrupted when his young brother, Tony, turns up with his intended new bride in tow. Tony has a thirst for gun play, and when he guns down a fellow gunman...

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