The Man from Bitter Ridge
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59% Critic Match

The Man from Bitter Ridge

...the great mountain wars blaze with all their violence!

5.9 / 10 1955 1h 20mNR English
Western

Storyline

The Man from Bitter Ridge is a film directed by Jack Arnold. Jeff Carr, a special investigator, arrives in Tomahawk. His assignment is to discover who has been holding up the local stagecoach and is guilty for a series of killings that terrorize the town. Sheepman Alec Black is suspected by the local population but it is not long before Jeff realizes the man is innocent. Alec even becomes a good friend although he is in love with the same woman as him, Holly. Jeff will manage to arrest the real culprits but not before the latter try to compromise him down.

Cast & Crew

Lex Barker

Lex Barker

Jeff Carr

Lead
Mara Corday

Mara Corday

Holly Kenton

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Alec Black

John Dehner

John Dehner

Ranse Jackman

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Sheriff Walter Durham

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Shep Bascom

Myron Healey

Myron Healey

Clem Jackman

Warren Stevens

Warren Stevens

Linc Jackman

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Arnold's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Man from Bitter Ridge is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker