THE TALL T is one of seven films that Randolph Scott stars for director Budd Boetticher. Scott plays Pat Brennan, a former ranch foreman that loses his horse on a bet he could ride a rough bull. He is picked up in the desert by a stagecoach carrying newlyweds Maureen O'Sullivan and John Hubbard. The stage driver(Arthur Hunnicutt)is shot during a high-jacking by a ruthless bandit(Richard Boone)and his two henchmen(Henry Silva and Skip Homeier). The cowardly new husband is easier to dislike than the three bandits holding them captive at a stagecoach station. Some wait and see tension dominates until some rapid fire bloodshed ends the film. There is question as to the meaning of the title THE TALL T that doesn't seem to be real explanatory in the script. Nonetheless well worth watching. Especially for Scott fans.
Review of The Tall T
