The Lusty Men (1952) On DVD

Actor:           Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy, Arthur Hunnicutt, Frank Faylen                                                                                                          
Director:      Nicholas Ray
Genre:          Western
Year:             1952
Studio:          Warner
Length:         113
Released:    November 11, 2014
Rating:          Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:         DVD
Misc:              NTSC, Black & White
Language:    English
Subtitles  :    N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Never was a bronc that couldnt be rode. Never was a cowboy that couldnt be throwed. Spinning tales of big money made as a bronco buster, an ex-rodeo star (Robert Mitchum) wanders into the life of ranch hand Wes Merritt (Arthur Kennedy). Wes is won over, despite the protests of his wife (Susan Hayward), who, against her judgment, feels drawn to the stranger, too. Directed by Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without a Cause), The Lusty Men finds poetry in the heart-stopping action of the rodeo ring, in the simmering sexuality of Mitchums laconic masculinity and Haywards fiery beauty, and in the everyday grit of the postwar West: cramped trailers, pot roast in a cast-iron skillet, men breaking their bones for a paltry payday. Mitchum is at his best as the seen-it-a1l, done-it-twice ex-champ (Michael Barson, The Illustrated Who s Who of Hollywood Directors).