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The Tall T

Taut! Torrid! Tremendous! T Is for Terror!

7.0(157)19571h 18m2

Pat Brennan's luck is about to go from bad to worse; after gambling his horse away, he gets a ride from Willard and Doretta Mims. However, their stagecoach is hijacked by a trio of merciless bandits, led by ruthless Frank Usher. As Usher holds the passengers hostage, Brennan falls in love with Doretta and develops a risky plan to free himself and the Mimses, leading to a bloody final standoff.

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Released
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Language
English
Part of The Ranown Cycle Westerns Collection · 7 films
  • bet
  • ransom
  • horse
  • outlaw
  • stagecoach
  • newlywed

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR2 Apr 1957
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Jun 1957
  • CanadaCA

    • TV14A2 Apr 1957
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1216 Aug 1957
  • NetherlandsNL

    • PhysicalDVD5 Sept 2011

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The Tall T was released on 2 April 1957.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    4/30/2016

    9/10

    This had both an excellent cast and was exciting from start to finish. I was curious about it when I saw it at #55 in my highly recommended copy of 'The Editors of American Cowboy Magazine's The Top 100 Western Movies of All Time'. Before I saw this, I had only seen a few of the Westerns Boetticher made with Randolph Scott; I had no other experience with the director. But this is marvelous--top-tier alongside the sim…

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    John Chard

    1/10/2019

    9/10

    T for Taut! Pat Brennan loses his horse in a bet and is forced to hit the trail on foot. Thinking his luck has turned, he manages to hitch a ride on a stagecoach carrying newlyweds, the Mims'. However, his luck is short lived as the stagecoach is held up by three hot headed outlaws who are surprised to find that this isn't the stagecoach they were hoping to rob. Things take a dastardly turn when the thieves learn …

  • W

    Wuchak

    9/5/2021

    8/10

    _**Well done 50’s Western with Randolph Scott, Richard Boone and Maureen O'Sullivan**_ A former ranch ramrod (Randolph Scott) and members of a stagecoach in the Southwest (e.g. Maureen O'Sullivan) are threatened by a trio of ruthless killers (Richard Boone, Henry Silva and Skip Homeier). “The Tall T” (1957) is a quality 50’s Western with likable Randolph Scott in the heroic role. It has achieved a sort of cult…

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    CinemaSerf

    5/4/2026

    7/10

    When "Usher" (Richard Boone) and his two pals hold up the stagecoach, the cowardly passenger "Mims" (John Hubbard) hastily volunteers that his wife "Doretta" (Maureen O'Sullivan) is worth a fortune and that her copper-mining father will pay a hefty sum to get her back safely. Shrewdly, "Usher" sends him and "Chink" (Henry Silva) to negotiate with the father-in-law, whilst settling down to wait with the enigmatic "Bre…

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