Mortal enmity
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mortal enmity |
| Original title | Dallas |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1950 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Stuart Heisler |
| script | John Twist |
| production | Anthony Veiller |
| music | Max Steiner |
| camera | Ernest Haller |
| cut | Clarence Kolster |
| occupation | |
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Mortal Enmity is a 1950 American western directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Gary Cooper and Ruth Roman .
action
The USA after the Civil War. The Texas city of Dallas is terrorized by the Marlow brothers Will, Cullen and Bryant. Rancher Felipe Robles arranges for a US marshal to be sent to town after the brothers stole cattle from his pasture. The inexperienced Martin Weatherby is sent to Dallas as a marshal.
On the trip to Dallas, Weatherby's carriage stops in a small town. There he witnesses how the gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok shoots the wanted former Southern Colonel Blayde Hollister. Weatherby soon learns that the shooting was a feint. The Colonel is supposed to escort Weatherby to Dallas in secret. Freedom beckons him as a reward. Weatherby doesn't know, however, that the Colonel, who calls himself Reb, has an unfinished business with the Marlows. During the war, Reb's childhood home in Georgia was destroyed by the Marlows. Weatherby, who is engaged to Tonia, the daughter of Felipe Robles, and Reb exchange clothes and their identities. Arrived at the ranch, Reb introduces Weatherby as his brother, but clarifies the truth to Tonia.
Reb, now posing as Martin, tells Will Marlow that Hollister is dead. He also offers the residents of the city to buy a house that will be used as a town hall. Bryant wants the money and shoots Walters, the owner of the most beautiful house in town. Reb is attracted by the gunfire, kills Cullen, but is wounded by Bryant. While Bryant escapes, Will is appalled by his brother's act and promises to help with the search. Bryant persuades his girlfriend Flo to impersonate Mrs. Walters and lure Reb to his hiding place. Reb manages to stop Bryant from shooting him. He would not get the money for the house if he died because he could not get it from the bank. When Reb leaves the hiding place, he is followed by Bryant and his men. Reb can separate Bryant from his men and hangs him by his feet from a tree.
In town, Reb publicly accuses Will of complicity with Bryant. He forces Will to offer a reward for capturing his brother dead or alive. Reb has one of the wanted posters sent to Bryant's hiding place. While he was waiting for a reaction from Bryant, he was recognized by a stranger in town. Will overhears the conversation between them and flees the city. There is a duel between Reb and Bryant, from which Reb emerges as the winner. The dying Bryant tells him that it was Will who gave the order to demolish the Hollister house.
Reb follows Will to Fort Worth. But there Will can hunt down Reb, who is still wanted. Reb is captured and arrested. Meanwhile, Will's men attack the Robles' ranch. Reb breaks out of prison and makes his way to the ranch. He is pursued by Fort Worth men who, upon arriving at the ranch, attack Will's men. Reb discovers Will and strangles him. When the fight is over, Weatherby hands Reb the pardon. Tonia and Reb, who have fallen in love, want to get married. The now unmarried Weatherby decides to build a railway line to Dallas.
Reviews
"Thanks to good actors and solid camera work, an entertaining Western that combines well-known genre patterns into a largely exciting mix."
"[...] the chases and the shootings are well staged."
“[...] banal and poorly formulated dialogues. [...] Gary Cooper play his role manfully. "
background
John Twist's script was based on his own idea.
Leading actor Gary Cooper worked with director Stuart Heisler for the third time after My Man, the Cowboy and The Texas Drifter .
The Warner Bros. gave the film in 1951 in the West German cinemas. In this synchronized version, which is still in use today, Gary Cooper got the voice of Siegfried Schürenberg .
literature
- Joe Hembus : The Western Lexicon - Extended new edition by Benjamin Hembus - 1567 films from 1894 to today . Heyne Film Library No. 32/207, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag Munich, original edition 1995, ISBN 3-453-08121-8 .
Web links
- Mortal enmity in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mortal enmity. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Dallas on variety.com
- ↑ Dallas on movies.nytimes.com