Wild Horse Mesa
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65% Critic Match

Wild Horse Mesa

A man who wouldn't stay licked... A horse that couldn't be tamed!

6.5 / 10 1947 1h 1mNR English
Western

Storyline

Dave and Chito are working for Melburn who is looking for wild horses. Olmstead has his men looking for then also. When Dave finds them first, Olmstead buys them from Melburn and then kills him. A clue leads Dave to Olmstead's where he breaks in and finds the murder weapon. When he takes his evidence to the Marshal he learns Olmstead has been murdered and he is the one under arrest.

Cast & Crew

Tim Holt

Tim Holt

Dave Jordan

Lead
Nan Leslie

Nan Leslie

Sue Melhern

Tom Keene

Tom Keene

Hod Slack

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Hod Slack

Richard Martin

Richard Martin

Chito Rafferty

Tony Barrett

Tony Barrett

Jim Horn

Harry Woods

Harry Woods

Jay Olmstead

William Gould

William Gould

Marshal Bradford

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wallace Grissell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Wild Horse Mesa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker