Man Without a Star

Buy This Item Man Without a Star by Universal Studios  Available from Amazon  $14.98  on 11-25-2008     Directed by King Vidor, "Man Without A Star"(1955) is a Western lover's Western. Kirk Douglas stars, as a drifter with no particular star to follow. He moseys into town, after saving the life of a young cow-poke wannabe, and we are treated to his fun side and lots of smiles as he whoops it up with saloon gal-pal Claire Trevor. <br /> <br />After landing a job on the biggest spread around,10,000 head to be exact, he discovers his boss, a tough beauty from the East(Jeanne Crain), will be adding another 5,000 head of cattle to her ranch and plans to ignore the friendly understanding the ranchers have. After all it's "open range" and she's entitled to use whatever she wants. The lady boss, is quite smitten with our guy Kirk, and he must decide between the land-grubbin beauty or barbed wire..which is the lesser of the two evils? <br /> <br />Kirk is wonderful in this role. His charm keeps you both smiling, and rooting for the good guys, throughout the film. He's funny but also tough and heroic as he goes up against the likes of some bad hombres, headed up by Richard Boone, who is always so good at being so bad. Claire Trevor adds her charms and William Campbell is fun as Kirk's new sidekick.Also look for Jay C. Flippen in a great role as foreman. The photography is wonderful in technicolor, and the songs(Frankie Laine on vocals), have the perfect Western feel about them. <br /> <br />The film defines the Western of the 50's and is Kirk Douglas in top form. <br />Saddle Up and Happy Trails..Laurie Reader Reviews One of the best performances of Kirk Douglas in a masterpiece directed by King Vidor. Jeanne Crain and Richard Boone as the villain also give praiseworthy performances. MAN WITHOUT A STAR can be found now in a superb DVD zone 2 release with remastered images and sound at Amazon.fr.

Man Without a Star Available from Amazon Price: $14.98 Updated on 11-25-2008.

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