1952 1h 53m Nicholas Ray

The Lusty Men

Name: The Lusty Men
Genre: Drama, Western, Action & Adventure, Sport
Released: 1952
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy, Arthur Hunnicutt

★ 7.3 IMDb

Drama Western Action & Adventure Sport

Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.

Writers Horace McCoy, David Dortort, Jerry Wald

Cast Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy, Arthur Hunnicutt

DP Lee Garmes

Production Designer Albert S. D'Agostino

Music Roy Webb

Essays and Criticism

On this film

The Lusty Men (Web Exclusive) by Leonard Quart, Cineaste

On Nicholas Ray

Ray of Light by Dinko Tucakovic, FIPRESCI Nicholas Ray: l'ultima intervista by Antonio Papa, La Furia Umana Nicholas Ray According to Jacques Lourcelles by Adrian Martin, Screening the Past

In conversation with other films

“Those Who Wait”:The Misfitsand Late Style by George Kouvaros, Screening the Past