The Tall Men (film)
The Tall Men is a 1955 American western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Clark Gable, Jane Russell and Robert Ryan.
Ben Allison Clark Gable and his brother Clint Cameron Mitchell journey to Montana in search of gold. They were on their way home after four years of absence serving the Confederate Army where Ben Allison was a Colonel and they were broke. They come upon wealthy businessman Nathan Stark Robert Ryan who they rob and kidnap before he talks them into becoming partners with him on a cattle drive to Montana. As they travel to Texas to buy the cattle, their pack mule loaded with supplies and food fell in a snowy river. They come upon a party of settlers with Nella Turner Jane Russell serving as the spokesperson who share their fire and agree to slaughter a mule for food as they leave the next day they realize the Indians Sioux are likely to attack the settlers. Ben believed that unless someone would help, the settlers including Nella would be massacred. Ben told brother Clint and Stark to go on to San Antonio to buy the cattle and he will just join them there. Ben heads back to the settlers camp just in time to see the last of the settlers being attacked by a war party and shoots several of them. He saves Nella Turner Jane Russell Ben and Nella have a fling while stuck in a cabin during a snow storm. The love between Nella and Ben abruptly joined the harsh cold winter environment as Nella vehemently disagreed with Bens plan once they get married. Nella rejects him as he dreams too small for just wanting to settle down to a ranch in his hometown of Prairie Dog Creek and she sees Bens lifestyle as the road to unhappiness given her parents experience.When the twopunch snow storm finally subsided and with the aid of a platoon of Union soldiers, Ben and Nella left the cabin and rode on separate horses without saying a word to each other. They then took a coach from Abeline headed for San Antonio. Although there was ample room inside the coach next to a lovely lady, Ben rode atop with the driver. The driver was surprised why Ben insisted on riding with him with the chill of win
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