Ray Milland only directed a handful of films, and this was his first, directing and starring as Wes, an innocent man getting caught up in a murder scene. when bandits knock off the stage coach, Wes comes onto the scene, and is made out to be the bad guy by the evil townies. and what western wouldn't be complete without Alan Hale Junior (skipperrrrr), Raymond Burr (perry mason!) and Ward Bond! Mary Murphy is Nadine, who lets Wes hide out at her place. it's pretty slow going... story is good enough, but with all these giant names, this should have been a little more exciting. Wes just hides out in the house most of the film. i've never seen this one on Turner Classics; it's showing on Epix channel, and only has 700 votes, as of today. not sure why Murphy didn't make a bigger name for herself.. she does perfectly fine. sometimes she looks and sounds like shirley jones... other times, a bit like marilyn monroe. she was the girl who straightened out marlon brando in "Wild One".
Review of A Man Alone
