Fresh
A somewhat slow starter, once underway it is kept playing with growing interest under Nicholas Ray's firm direction.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Lusty Men
A Fast Buck... A Fast Bronc... A Fast Thrill!
1952 · 1h 53m · N/A
Drama, Western
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
,
Robert Parrish
Overview
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
Director and cast
- Nicholas Ray Director
- Robert Parrish Director
- Susan Hayward as Louise Merritt
- Robert Mitchum as Jeff McCloud
- Arthur Kennedy as Wes Merritt
- Arthur Hunnicutt as Booker Davis
- Frank Faylen as Al Dawson
- Walter Coy as Buster Burgess
- Carol Nugent as Rusty Davis
- Maria Hart as Rosemary Maddox
- Lorna Thayer as Grace Burgess
- Burt Mustin as Jeremiah Watrus
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The punch of the film is in its details of rodeo life as it is, and for this R. K. O. and Producer Jerry Wald have a dynamic film.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
A masterpiece by Nicholas Ray -- perhaps the most melancholy and reflective of his films.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The story isn't much (the security of family life versus the rootlessness and danger of working as a rodeo rider), but the situation is rich in emotional resonances which Ray conjures into life convincingly.
Time Out
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