The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart (Jimmy Stewart) delivers a wagon load of freight to the small town of Coronado. He is actually on a mission to find those responsible for selling repeating rifles to the Apache, who use them to devastating effect on the cavalry including the death of Lockhart’s younger brother.
Barbara Waggoman, niece to Alec Waggoman, owner of the Barb Ranch, largest ranch holding in the territory, tells Lockhart he can harvest salt and freight it away. Waggoman’s hot tempered son, Dave accuses Lockhart of stealing the salt. He shoots Lockhart’s mules and burns his three wagons. Lockhart beats Dave in a fistfight along with Barb foreman Vic Hansbro. Alec arrives and offers to pay for Lockhart’s losses. He blames Vic for not keeping a lid on Dave.
Lockhart continues his search for the gunrunners, leading to another clash with Dave. Both are wounded.
Vic goes after Dave, who is the gunrunner. Vic kills Dave in a gunfight. Vic tells Alec Lockhart killed his son. Alec discovers Dave has been stealing ranch receipts to pay for rifles he suspects are being sold to the Apache. He is determined to get to the bottom of it. Vic who is in on the gunrunning attacks Alec on the trail, leaving him for dead.
Lockhart finds Alec and takes him to a neighboring ranch, where Alec’s former fiancé, Kate Canady nurses him back to health. He tells Lockhart Dave and Vic are the gunrunners. Lockhart catches up with Vic smoke signaling the Apache to come for their guns. Lockhart forces Vic to help him push the wagon load of guns over a cliff to destroy them. Lockhart lets Vic go. Riding away Vic is killed by the Apache. Alec and Kate are reunited. Barbara heads back east by way of Lockhart in Laramie.
The film, directed by Anthony Mann was the fifth in a series of collaborations between Mann and Jimmy Stewart and the last. The two had a falling out over the quality of 1957’s Night Passage.
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Barbara Waggoman, niece to Alec Waggoman, owner of the Barb Ranch, largest ranch holding in the territory, tells Lockhart he can harvest salt and freight it away. Waggoman’s hot tempered son, Dave accuses Lockhart of stealing the salt. He shoots Lockhart’s mules and burns his three wagons. Lockhart beats Dave in a fistfight along with Barb foreman Vic Hansbro. Alec arrives and offers to pay for Lockhart’s losses. He blames Vic for not keeping a lid on Dave.
Lockhart continues his search for the gunrunners, leading to another clash with Dave. Both are wounded.
Vic goes after Dave, who is the gunrunner. Vic kills Dave in a gunfight. Vic tells Alec Lockhart killed his son. Alec discovers Dave has been stealing ranch receipts to pay for rifles he suspects are being sold to the Apache. He is determined to get to the bottom of it. Vic who is in on the gunrunning attacks Alec on the trail, leaving him for dead.
Lockhart finds Alec and takes him to a neighboring ranch, where Alec’s former fiancé, Kate Canady nurses him back to health. He tells Lockhart Dave and Vic are the gunrunners. Lockhart catches up with Vic smoke signaling the Apache to come for their guns. Lockhart forces Vic to help him push the wagon load of guns over a cliff to destroy them. Lockhart lets Vic go. Riding away Vic is killed by the Apache. Alec and Kate are reunited. Barbara heads back east by way of Lockhart in Laramie.
The film, directed by Anthony Mann was the fifth in a series of collaborations between Mann and Jimmy Stewart and the last. The two had a falling out over the quality of 1957’s Night Passage.
Next Week: Seven Men from Now
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Ride easy,
Paul
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