The Young Land Movie Review 1959

Less-than-inspiring western does feature a good performance by Hopper as malcontent bully Hatfield Carnes. Carnes kills a respected Mexican in a barroom gunfight in 1848 California and sheriff Jim Ellison (Wayne) is quick to call territorial judge Isham (O'Herlihy) to ensure a fair trial--with the rest of the Spanish-speaking town looking on in skepticism. Based on the story "Frontier Frenzy" by John Reese.

Distribution

Hen's Tooth Video, 2805 E State Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805, Phone: (260)471-4332, Fax: (260)471-4449, URL: http://www.henstoothvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 88 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Westerns, Adapted from a Story, Justice Prevails...?

Screenplay

Norman S. Hall

Cast

Dennis Hopper, Patrick Wayne, Dan O'Herlihy, Yvonne Craig, Ken Curtis, Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez

Cinematography

Winton C. Hoch, Henry Sharp

Director

Ted Tetzlaff

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Producer

Patrick Ford