The Lusty Men

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The Lusty Men is a 1952 American Western drama film directed by Nicholas Ray that explores the dangerous, transient world of rodeo cowboys and the personal costs of their pursuit of glory.

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instanceOf Western film
film
basedOn novel by Claude Stanush
blackAndWhite true
character Jeff McCloud
Lou Wade
Wes Merritt
cinematographer Lee Garmes
countryOfOrigin United States
director Nicholas Ray
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
editor Rudi Fehr
filmEra 1950s American cinema
filmingLocation California
Texas
genre Western
drama
hasSubject marital strain
masculinity
risk and danger
rodeo cowboys
transient lifestyle
hasTitleType feature film
language English
mainTheme dangers of rodeo life
personal cost of pursuing glory
mpaaRating Not Rated
musicBy Roy Webb
narrativeFocus aging rodeo star mentoring younger rider
notableFor Nicholas Ray’s direction
realistic depiction of rodeo culture
originalLanguage English
portrays conflict between stability and adventure
economic hardship of rodeo performers
producer Jerry Wald
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures
releaseDate 1952-10-24
releaseYear 1952
runtimeMinutes 113
screenwriter David Dortort
Horace McCoy
setting rodeo circuit
starring Arthur Hunnicutt
Arthur Kennedy
Robert Mitchum
Susan Hayward

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Arthur Kennedy notableWork The Lusty Men
Nicholas Ray directed The Lusty Men
Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr. directed The Lusty Men