The Lusty Men (1952)
We’re examining 5 DIRECTORS for January and for the third week we’re loaded up with our theme “NICHOLAS RAY 1952 to 1956”. Ray released 6 movies in that time period and we’re covering five of them. We start it off with a unique contemporary western starring Robert Mitchum ( a 100% Certified Official DAWG© ) and Susan Hayward who has us going like that wolf in the old cartoons. We’re discussing “THE LUSTY MEN” from 1952, Nicholas Ray’s very informative rodeo film that is rather spicy by classic Hayes Code standards. Rodeo man Jeff (Mitchum) is injured out of the game and comes home to where he…
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