The Broken Land (1962)
A cowboy rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the sheriff, resulting in a robbery, a murder and his being pursued by a vengeful posse.
- Date of release
- 1962-03-31
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- John A. Bushelman
Casting
- Kent Taylor — Marshal Jim Cogan
- Diana Darrin — Waitress
- Jody McCrea — Deputy Ed Flynn
- Robert Sampson — Dave Dunson
- Jack Nicholson — Will
- Gary Sneed — Billy
- Don Orlando — Frenchy Douchette
- Helen Joseph — Ruth Flynn
Interesting facts
The Broken Land is a 1962 CinemaScope DeLuxe Western film directed by John A. Bushelman, and starring Kent Taylor, Diana Darrin and Jack Nicholson.
Production
The film was filmed in Apache Junction, Arizona during the summer of 1961. It was financed by Robert L. Lippert's Associated Producers. It gave an early role to Jack Nicholson. Nicholson later appeared in and wrote a number of films for Lippert, including Thunder Island.
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