The Tall T
Starring: Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan
Director: Budd Boetticher
Writer: Burt Kennedy
Producer: Harry Joe Brown
The Tall T is a 1957 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Adapted by Burt Kennedy from the 1955 short story "The Captives" by Elmore Leonard, the film is about an independent former ranch foreman who is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by three ruthless outlaws.
Trivia
- John Wayne ran Batjac Productions with producer Robert Fellows.
- Burt Kennedy was under contract to the company, and he wrote The Tall T as a vehicle for Wayne, based on Elmore Leonard's The Captive; Kennedy said he had persuaded Wayne to buy the rights to the story.
- Fellows and Wayne decided to go their separate ways and as part of the settlement, Fellows was given the rights to the script of The Tall T which he sold to Harry Joe Brown.
Previous Showings
1 Run • 1 Festival
587 tickets sold
All runs on record (1):
- December 18 - 19, 2025 · 587 ticketsClassic Westernsw/ Ride Lonesome