Warlock (1959)

Directed by

Edward Dmytryk

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 173 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A freelance marshal with brutal methods is hired to bring order to a lawless town. A former outlaw reluctantly becomes the deputy sheriff, creating tension between them. Meanwhile, the marshal's loyal but crippled assistant struggles with his own twisted devotion.

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What happens

Warlock is a 1959 American Western film produced and directed by Edward Dmytryk starring Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Dorothy Malone. The picture is an adaptation of the novel Warlock by American author Oakley Hall. The film is both set and filmed in Utah. Fonda portrays Clay Blaisedell, a freelance marshal in the fictional town of Warlock with implacable methods of dealing with troublemakers, while Widmark portrays Johnny Gannon, a former outlaw who eventually becomes the town's deputy sheriff. A subplot centers on Blaisedell's club-footed assistant, Tom Morgan, played by Quinn, who has sublimated his relationships and ambition into a warped devotion to Blaisedell, the only person Morgan thinks does not look down on him for his disability. As in the earlier film Wichita (1955), the conflict of the law with the outlaw runs parallel to the resentment of the town's own leadership. Warlock was released on home video in various formats, including VHS and DVD; the most recent DVD version was issued in 2005. In 2019 Twilight Time issued a limited edition of the film on Blu-ray disc. The release, limited to 3,000 copies, features a new high-definition transfer of the film, and includes the original trailer and an isolated film score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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