Man Without a Star (1955): Cast
Man Without a Star is a 1955 western directed by King Vidor, starring Kirk Douglas as Dempsey Rae, Jack Elam and Claire Trevor. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- King Vidor
- Genre
- Western
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Man Without a Star About?
The premise of Man Without a Star without spoilers.
A love-bargain is like barbed-wire…fight it and you’ll get hurt! A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.
Man Without a Star Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- wyoming
- cattle ranch
- female rancher
- based on novel
- title same as book
- fight on train roof
- private property
- land ownership
- landlady
- predatory capitalism
- land exploitation
- public land
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- humiliation
- wild west
- train ride
- 19th century
- reward
- stabbed to death
- hangover
- ranch foreman
- ranch owner
- rancher
- female ranch owner
- cattle branding
- man wrapped in barbed wire
- gunshot wound
- shot to death
- killing in self defense
- shot in self defense
- beating
- sucker punch
- riding a freight train
- indoor plumbing
- frontier town
- mentor protege relationship
- prostitute as girlfriend
- rooming house
- nude picture
- banjo player
- greedy woman
- cigarette smoking
- horseback riding
- bucking bronco
- horse drawn wagon
- young love
- city boy
- dead brother
- female rear nudity
- running gun battle
- romantic reunion
Man Without a Star Cast & Characters
Kirk Douglas leads the cast as Dempsey Rae, with Jack Elam as Knife Murderer (uncredited) and Claire Trevor as Idonee. Directed by King Vidor; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director King Vidor
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Kirk Douglas as Dempsey Rae -
Jack Elam as Knife Murderer (uncredited) -
Claire Trevor as Idonee -
Jay C. Flippen as Strap Davis
Also Starring in Man Without a Star
· 12 more- Roy Barcroft Sheriff Olson
- Eddy Waller Tom Cassidy (as Eddy C. Waller)
- William Phillips Cookie (as Wm. "Bill" Phillips)
- Richard Boone Steve Miles
- Jeanne Crain Reed Bowman
- William Campbell Jeff Jimson
- George D. Wallace Tom Carter
- Paul Birch Mark Toliver
- Sheb Wooley Latigo
- Mara Corday Moccasin Mary
- Frank Chase Little Waco
- Myrna Hansen Tess Cassidy
More from King Vidor
More films directed by King Vidor, best-rated first: The Wizard of Oz, Solomon and Sheba, War and Peace and Ruby Gentry.
Man Without a Star Trailers & Videos
5 videos: 3 trailers and 2 clips.
- Trailer Masters of Cinema Trailer
- Trailer Original Universal Trailer
- Clip MAN WITHOUT A STAR "Go ahead, make your play" Clip
- Clip MAN WITHOUT A STAR "Lessons in twirling a gun" Clip
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Man Without a Star FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Man Without a Star, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Man Without a Star?
Man Without a Star runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Man Without a Star released?
Man Without a Star was released on March 24, 1955.
Who directed Man Without a Star?
Man Without a Star was directed by King Vidor.
More films by King Vidor Who is in the cast of Man Without a Star?
Man Without a Star stars Kirk Douglas as Dempsey Rae, Jack Elam as Knife Murderer (uncredited) and Claire Trevor as Idonee, among 16 credited actors.
Does Man Without a Star have a post-credit scene?
No. Man Without a Star has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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