The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952 | 1h 56m | Drama, Sports | TV-PG

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Brief Synopsis

After a series of accidents, rodeo star Jeff McCloud hobbles back home to Oklahoma. But when ambitious young rider Wes Merritt hires McCloud as coach, Merritt's wife Louise is the lure that attracts McCloud to train Merritt.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Nicholas Ray

CAST

Susan Hayward

Robert Mitchum

Arthur Kennedy

Frank Faylen

Arthur Hunnicutt

PRODUCERS

Jerry Wald

WRITERS

Horace Mccoy

David Dortort

Host Intros

01:31
Dave Karger Intro -- The Lusty Men (1952)
Intro Aired: May 2019
TCM's Dave Karger introduces The Lusty Men, 1952.

Related Videos

03:01
Lusty Men, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Found You In A Tamale Joint
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Fiery Louise (Susan Hayward) decides to visit ex-rodeo rider Jeff (Robert Mitchum), wrongly convinced that hes behind her husbands decision to quit the ranch where they both work and take up rodeo riding, to earn the money to buy a house, in Nicholas Rays The Lusty Men, 1952.
02:23
Lusty Men, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Different Kind Of Buzz
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Ranch cow-hand and rodeo fanatic Wes (Arthur Kennedy) and wife Louise (Susan Hayward) are entertaining their new friend, has-been rodeo rider Jeff McCloud (Robert Mitchum), whos just been hired on, in Nicholas Ray's The Lusty Men, 1952.
03:12
Lusty Men, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Wildest Show On Earth
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Incorporating some genuine rodeo footage, director Nicholas Ray and photographer Lee Garmes create the lonesome opening for Robert Mitchum (as cowboy "Jeff McCloud") in one of his most comfortable roles, in The Lusty Men, 1952, also starring Susan Hayward and Arthur Kennedy.
03:39
Lusty Men, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Strong Back And A Weak Mind
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Somewhat washed-up rodeo rider Jeff McCloud (Robert Mitchum) has dropped by the house where he grew up, meeting geezer Jeremiah (Burt Mustin), when ranch hand Wes and wife Louise (Arthur Kennedy, Susan Hayward), who want to buy the place, turn up, in Nicholas Ray's The Lusty Men, 1952.
01:35
Lusty Men, The - (Re-issue Trailer)
Trailer
A faded rodeo star mentors a younger rider but falls for his wife in The Lusty Men (1952), directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Robert Mitchum.

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