Rufus hires a gunslinger, Jack Wilson (Jack Palance), and successfully makes the ranchers kowtow to the baron. On another trip, however, Shane gets in a brawl with the entire gang and wins with the help of Joe. Joey (Brandon DeWilde), the son of Joe and Marian, takes a liken to Shane even though he is warned by his mother to not get attached.ĭuring a trip to town, Rufus Ryker and his men try and get under Shane’s skin by embarrassing him, which he stoically handles. Shane decides to stay with the family and help them out with chores around the farm. He learns they are trying to be bullied off the land they rightfully own by Rufus Ryker (Emile Meyer). Shane(Alan Ladd) is riding aimlessly through the country side and comes upon a rancher and his family, Joe (Van Heflin) and Marian Starett (Jean Authur). Staring into the eyes of the beast (played by Brandon deWilde). Like the Renaissance artists, however, the director doesn’t quite know what to do with him, having his presence turn into a nightmare. The contorted, homunculus interpretations are of nightmares.Įnter Joey Starett, the child of “Shane.” It is a prototypical Western that goes for a few twists, the main one being infusing the typical motifs with the perspective of a pre-adolescent. They aren’t without their faults though they had no idea how to draw children. Renaissance artists conceptualized how to create the illusion of depth on a 2D surface, and drew some of the most well-known works of human history. Alan Ladd as Shane.Īmerican Film Institutes Ranking: #69/100Īwards: Six Academy Award nominations with one win for Best Cinematography. A typical Western made unbelievably bad by a child.
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