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Widescreen Editions Broken Lance WS 1954 NEW Spencer Tracy SUPER RARE

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Broken Lance

( Catalog Number 122685 )

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Broken Lance
1954 - 105 min. - Black and White

LaserDisc Movie Review:
In this Western with curiously Shakespearean undertones, Matt Devereaux (Spencer Tracy) is a ranch owner who has tried to raise his sons to carry on the fierce, hard-working spirit that helped make him a success. However, as a consequence, he never learned to show them affection and treats his boys little better than the hired help. Matt's son Joe (Robert Wagner) loves his father and would do nearly anything for him, but his siblings Ben (Richard Widmark), Mike (Hugh O'Brien), and Danny (Earl Holliman) feel a lingering bitterness over his emotional distance. When Matt discovers a nearby copper mine is polluting a stream where he waters his cattle, he becomes furious and leads a raid on the mine that causes the law to visit the ranch; the police have a warrant to arrest whoever was responsible for the attack. To spare his father the agony and humiliation of a stay behind bars, Joe claims responsibility and spends several years in prison. When he's released, he discovers that Ben and his other brothers rebelled against their father with such extremity that the old man suffered a fatal stroke. While Joe's mother, Senora (Katy Jurado) tries to persuade Joe not to seek revenge, Ben is more than willing to fight his brother for taking his father's side. Screenwriter Philip Yordan won an Academy Award for his work on Broken Lance, while Katy Jurado received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance as Senora. --- Mark Deming

Broken Lance is the story of a family empire in the guise of a Western. The plot is derived from King Lear, though its more direct precursor is the film noir classic House of Strangers (1949), a similarly themed film also written by Philip Yordan. Though Yordan won an Oscar for Original Story for Lance, much of the credit for the tightly constructed film should go to screenwriter Richard Murphy, who keeps the film's focus on character and brisk pacing. The film is notable for a pro-environment subplot (copper-mine pollution) years before such themes became fashionable. The performances are top-notch --- Spencer Tracy and Katy Jurado in particular --- and the film is well-cast with reliable character actors in the supporting roles. --- Richard Gilliam

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Cast for Broken Lance

Spencer Tracy - Matt Devereaux
Robert Wagner - Joe Devereaux
Jean Peters - Barbara
Richard Widmark - Ben
Katy Jurado - Senora Devereaux
Hugh O'Brian - Mike Devereaux
Eduard Franz - Two Moons
Earl Holliman - Danny Devereaux
E.G. Marshall - The Governor
Carl Benton Reid - Clem Lawton
Philip Ober - Van Cleve
Robert Burton - Mac Andrews
Robert Adler - O'Reilly
Harry Carter - Prison Guard
Nacho Galindo - Cook
Julian Rivero - Manuel
Edmund Cobb - Court Clerk
Russell Simpson - Judge
King Donovan - Clerk
Jack Mather - Bit (uncredited)
George E. Stone - Paymaster
John Epper - Ranger
Paul Kruger - Bailiff
James F. Stone - Stable Owner
Arthur Q. Bryan - Bit (uncredited)

Crew for Broken Lance

Edward Dmytryk - Director
Sol C. Siegel - Producer
Richard Murphy - Screenwriter
Philip Yordan - Screenwriter
Joe MacDonald - Cinematographer
Leigh Harline - Composer (Music Score)
Lionel Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision
Dorothy Spencer - Editor
Maurice Ransford - Art Director
Lyle Wheeler - Art Director
Stuart A. Reiss - Set Designer
Walter Scott - Set Designer
Billy Travilla - Costume Designer
Ben Nye, Sr. - Makeup
Ray Kellogg - Special Effects

Awards for Broken Lance

Best Original Story (win) Philip Yordan 1954 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Katy Jurado 1954 Academy
Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding (win) 1954 Golden Globe

Feature Details

Title: Broken Lance
Feature Release Date: 1954
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 105 Minutes

Technical Details

Catalog Number: 122685

Cover: Jacket

Model: 122685-N
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Mega-Rare Factory-Sealed, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint Condition

Spencer Tracy & Robert Wagner in...

Broken Lance

( Catalog Number 122685 )

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

Broken Lance
1954 - 105 min. - Black and White

LaserDisc Movie Review:
In this Western with curiously Shakespearean undertones, Matt Devereaux (Spencer Tracy) is a ranch owner who has tried to raise his sons to carry on the fierce, hard-working spirit that helped make him a success. However, as a consequence, he never learned to show them affection and treats his boys little better than the hired help. Matt's son Joe (Robert Wagner) loves his father and would do nearly anything for him, but his siblings Ben (Richard Widmark), Mike (Hugh O'Brien), and Danny (Earl Holliman) feel a lingering bitterness over his emotional distance. When Matt discovers a nearby copper mine is polluting a stream where he waters his cattle, he becomes furious and leads a raid on the mine that causes the law to visit the ranch; the police have a warrant to arrest whoever was responsible for the attack. To spare his father the agony and humiliation of a stay behind bars, Joe claims responsibility and spends several years in prison. When he's released, he discovers that Ben and his other brothers rebelled against their father with such extremity that the old man suffered a fatal stroke. While Joe's mother, Senora (Katy Jurado) tries to persuade Joe not to seek revenge, Ben is more than willing to fight his brother for taking his father's side. Screenwriter Philip Yordan won an Academy Award for his work on Broken Lance, while Katy Jurado received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance as Senora. --- Mark Deming

Broken Lance is the story of a family empire in the guise of a Western. The plot is derived from King Lear, though its more direct precursor is the film noir classic House of Strangers (1949), a similarly themed film also written by Philip Yordan. Though Yordan won an Oscar for Original Story for Lance, much of the credit for the tightly constructed film should go to screenwriter Richard Murphy, who keeps the film's focus on character and brisk pacing. The film is notable for a pro-environment subplot (copper-mine pollution) years before such themes became fashionable. The performances are top-notch --- Spencer Tracy and Katy Jurado in particular --- and the film is well-cast with reliable character actors in the supporting roles. --- Richard Gilliam

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Cast for Broken Lance

Spencer Tracy - Matt Devereaux
Robert Wagner - Joe Devereaux
Jean Peters - Barbara
Richard Widmark - Ben
Katy Jurado - Senora Devereaux
Hugh O'Brian - Mike Devereaux
Eduard Franz - Two Moons
Earl Holliman - Danny Devereaux
E.G. Marshall - The Governor
Carl Benton Reid - Clem Lawton
Philip Ober - Van Cleve
Robert Burton - Mac Andrews
Robert Adler - O'Reilly
Harry Carter - Prison Guard
Nacho Galindo - Cook
Julian Rivero - Manuel
Edmund Cobb - Court Clerk
Russell Simpson - Judge
King Donovan - Clerk
Jack Mather - Bit (uncredited)
George E. Stone - Paymaster
John Epper - Ranger
Paul Kruger - Bailiff
James F. Stone - Stable Owner
Arthur Q. Bryan - Bit (uncredited)

Crew for Broken Lance

Edward Dmytryk - Director
Sol C. Siegel - Producer
Richard Murphy - Screenwriter
Philip Yordan - Screenwriter
Joe MacDonald - Cinematographer
Leigh Harline - Composer (Music Score)
Lionel Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision
Dorothy Spencer - Editor
Maurice Ransford - Art Director
Lyle Wheeler - Art Director
Stuart A. Reiss - Set Designer
Walter Scott - Set Designer
Billy Travilla - Costume Designer
Ben Nye, Sr. - Makeup
Ray Kellogg - Special Effects

Awards for Broken Lance

Best Original Story (win) Philip Yordan 1954 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Katy Jurado 1954 Academy
Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding (win) 1954 Golden Globe

Feature Details

Title: Broken Lance
Feature Release Date: 1954
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 105 Minutes

Technical Details

Catalog Number: 122685

Cover: Jacket

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