Tribute to a Bad Man Movie Review 1956

Hard-nosed rancher Cagney will stop at nothing to retain his worldly possessions in this 1870s Colorado territory western. His ruthless behavior drives girlfriend Papas into the arms of hired hand Dubbins. Spencer Tracy and Grace Kelly were originally cast for the roles of Jeremy Rodock and Jocasta Constantine, but Kelly backed out and Tracy was fired due to differences with director Wise. Based on the short story by Jack Schaefer.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Westerns, Adapted from a Story

Screenplay

Michael Blankfort

Cast

James Cagney, Don Dubbins, Stephen McNally, Irene Papas, Vic Morrow, Royal Dano, Lee Van Cleef, James Griffith, Onslow Stevens, James Bell, Jeanette Nolan, Bud Osborne, Tom London, Dennis Moore, Buddy Roosevelt, Carl Pitti

Director

Robert Wise

Music

Miklos Rozsa

Producer

Sam Zimbalist, MGM