starring
Robert Taylor
Richard Widmark
Outlaw Clint Hollister is rescued from jail by his one-time partner
Jake Wade , after which
Jake is determined to go straight. But, like many fugitives before him, he finds his criminal past difficult to shake off - especially as he is the only person who knows where the money from a bank robbery is hidden.
This Western, by the director of such films as The
Magnificent Seven, gave co-stars Taylor and Widmark two of their strongest roles as the friends turned deadly enemies.
Screenplay by WILLIAM BOWERS Based on the novel by MARTIN H. ALBERT
Produced by WILLIAM HAWKS Directed by JOHN STURGES
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