The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years

85 mins | Western | July 1, 1956

Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.

The Rawhide Years

85 mins | Western | July 1, 1956

The Rawhide Years
Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title The Rawhide Years
Directors John Sherwood, Rudolph Maté
Writers D.D. Beauchamp, Norman A. Fox, Robert Presnell Jr., Earl Felton

Cast

Tony Curtis

as Ben Matthews

Colleen Miller

as Zoe Fontaine

Arthur Kennedy

as Rick Harper

William Demarest

as Brand Comfort

William Gargan

as Marshal Sommers

Peter van Eyck

as Andre Boucher

Minor Watson

as Matt Comfort

Donald Randolph

as Carrico

Robert J. Wilke

as Neal (as Robert Wilke)

Trevor Bardette

as Captain

James Anderson

as Deputy Wade

Robert Foulk

as Mate

Chubby Johnson

as Gif Lessing

Leigh Snowden

as Miss Vanilla Bissell

Don Beddoe

as Frank Porter

Chuck Roberson

as Johnny (uncredited)