Rawhide (1951): Cast & Plot
Rawhide is a 1951 western directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Tyrone Power as Tom Owens, Edgar Buchanan and Susan Hayward. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Genre
- Western
- Original language
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English - Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Rawhide About?
The premise of Rawhide without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.
Rawhide Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- psychotic killer
- fort yuma arizona
- butterfield overland mail
- butterfield stage
- butterfield trail
- butterfield stage line
- arizona territory
- arizona
- territory
- tucson arizona
- locked in a room
- water trough
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- punched in the face
- shot in the back
- shot to death
- shallow grave
- murder
- shot in the chest
- bad guy kills bad guy
- shootout
- blowing a bugle
- howling coyote
- distrustful woman
- toddler
- mule team
- pistol
- false identity
- cockeyed person
- rifle
- gun belt
- male female relationship
- gang of thieves
- warning note
- newspaper reporter
- woman assaulted
- kitchen knife
- illiterate character
- kiss
- woman strangled
- beating
- shaving
- bare chested man
- hole in a wall
- holed up in a shack
- begins with narration
- shot in the arm
- hostage
- doctor
- voice over narration
- classical western
Rawhide Cast & Characters
Tyrone Power leads the cast as Tom Owens, with Edgar Buchanan as Sam Todd and Susan Hayward as Vinnie Holt. Directed by Henry Hathaway; 24 actors are credited in all.
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Director Henry Hathaway
- Tyrone Power as Tom Owens
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Edgar Buchanan as Sam Todd - Susan Hayward as Vinnie Holt
- Judy Dunn as Callie Holt (uncredited)
Also Starring in Rawhide
· 20 more- Hugh Marlowe Rafe Zimmerman
- Jack Elam Tevis
- Dean Jagger Yancy
- George Tobias Gratz
- Jeff Corey Luke Davis
- Edith Evanson Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
- William Haade Gil Scott (uncredited)
- Walter Sande Flowers (uncredited)
- James Millican Tex Squires
- Dick Curtis Hawley (uncredited)
- Dan White Gilchrist (uncredited)
- Kenneth Tobey Lt. Wingate (uncredited)
- Louis Jean Heydt Fickert
- Si Jenks Old-Timer (uncredited)
- Robert Adler Billy Dent (uncredited)
- Gary Merrill Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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- Howard Negley Chickering, Colt Salesman (uncredited)
- Max Terhune Miner (uncredited)
- Milton R. Corey Sr. Dr. Tucker (uncredited)
- Vincent Neptune Mr. Hickman (uncredited)
Rawhide Plot Summary
What happens in Rawhide from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the frontier outpost of Rawhide Pass, Tom Owens is the clean-cut, well-dressed son of J. C. Owens, sent west by his father to learn the Overland Mail Company’s business from the long-trusted stationmaster, Sam Todd, a man he has known for more than four decades. Tom expects to return to civilization in a week, eager to prove he can master the harsh realities of wagon trains and remote posts.
Full summary
The whole story of Rawhide, scene by scene
Rawhide Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Rawhide.
How Well Do You Know Rawhide?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who is the long‑trusted stationmaster at Rawhide Pass?
Rawhide Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “Weiße Teufel” and “El Correo del infierno”.
- Also known as
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- Weiße Teufel
- El Correo del infierno
- L'Attaque de la malle-poste
- L'uomo dell'est
- Ο Ταχυδρόμος της Κολάσεως
- Correio do Inferno
- Zwei in der Falle
- 浴血边城
- Нападение на почтовую станцию
- Napad w Rawhide
- Våld
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Movies Like Rawhide
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Rawhide Terror, Rawhide and The Rawhide Years.
Rawhide FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Rawhide, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Rawhide?
Rawhide runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Rawhide released?
Rawhide was released on March 25, 1951.
Who directed Rawhide?
Rawhide was directed by Henry Hathaway.
More films by Henry Hathaway Who is in the cast of Rawhide?
Rawhide stars Tyrone Power as Tom Owens, Edgar Buchanan as Sam Todd and Susan Hayward as Vinnie Holt, among 24 credited actors.
Does Rawhide have a post-credit scene?
No. Rawhide has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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