Saddle the Wind (DVD)

Good western movie with Robert Taylor and Julie London. Made in the 50's on location in Colorado.Story was written by Rod Sterling of Twilight Zone fame.

I have been watching western movies for 6 plus decades. Thought I had seen every good one out there. I was wrong. This movie has gorgeous scenery, way above average screenplay, excellent acting by a very good cast, and didn’t quite fall into the cliche trap i was expecting. Stumbling on to this gem was like drilling a well for water and striking oil. Wish I could find a few more pleasant surprises in this genre.

No boring parts, well, maybe where 'Joan" sings to Tony for a minute, but the rest is full of excitement where you don't dare get up and leave the room without pausing. Two brothers- Steve, a retired gunman who takes up ranching. Tony, the younger who loves his gun and practices to be fast and also a partner on the S&S ranch together (also excellent performance by John Cassevetese) . Together they are buying the ranch which is 1/3 of the Valley from Mr. Deneen (Donald Crisp) who owns the rest of the Valley. Even the town's property, bank, bar, hotel, etc is leased or sold to them by Mr. Deneen. In the beginning scene a gunfighter comes to town (similar to the Shane town setting) looking for Steve Sinclair and is hold up in the upstairs hotel until he shows his face in town. In the meantime, Tony has been out of the area selling some cattle and returns home with his saddle bags full of money- and a girl he brought back who was a saloon singer. Many reviewers have stated that this is Robert Taylor's best performance. I think everything of Robert Taylor is very good, but you need to see his BEST character in Westward the Women. That is a 5-star classic. The Hangman is also very good and with 'surprise ending'. All 3 of these westerns are good, but definitely get Westward the Women. It's the best of the 3.

Well I wasn't sure about this but I took a chance. And I'm glad I did. This is a good watch. Robert Taylor was quite believable as an older brother cowboy. From his ease in the saddle, riding a horse in various settings and his general delivery of a cowboy character. He does an admirable job attempting to keep the younger kid brother in line to no avail.Take chance. You'll like this western.

I love old westerns and I have watched this one twice already. Arrived on time.

Robert Taylor is one of the few that play westerns I would consider watching

It is a Western of the old style, very melodramatic.It is an OK movie and if one like westerns it is a good movie, just a bit too stilted for me.

The scenery and a pretty good story.

I bought this movie primarily because of John Cassavetes (as the younger brother) and Rod Serling (screenplay), not to mention that the music was by Elmer Bernstein and Robert Taylor (the older brother) and Julie London (saloon singer/fiancée) were also actors in it. Rod Serling is a talented writer and he does not disappoint with this script - an interesting study of character and psychology, bringing in the adverse impact of a poor (unfortunate) upbringing, on the 3 main characters - the two damaged brothers, the elder making a good effort to go straight and to help his brother, and a needy young woman/saloon singer. Then, to form it all into a fine package, there is a father figure - a distant and moral man (perhaps representing the super-ego) - in the character Mr Deneen, who virtually owns the valley and allows Robert Taylor to own 1/3 of it, although Taylor's continued ownership is jeopardized by the crazy younger brother, whose anger plays out in gunfights and anti-authority behaviour. The characters go through some subtle personal changes, and the movie ends in an unexpected manner. So, the template is old western, but the themes are modern. Cheaper to buy than going to the movies and more than worth it.  Saddle the WindSaddle the Wind

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This movie was first released in 1958(2008) in widescreen 2.35.1, Metrocolour and runs 84 minutes. A good trailor is the extra. The sound and the picture quality are fine. Steve and Tony Sinclair run a farm in the valley. Steve (ROBERT TAYLOR) is older and a ex-gunfighter, but younger brother Tony (JOHN CASSAVETES) is wild and likes to try his gun. Tony brings Joan Blake (JULIE LONDON) to the farm to marry. She sees his dark side. Steve tries to help Tony, but Tony , now grown up, wants to do his own things. Will Tony last? What will Steve do to keep Tony out of trouble? What can one do if part of your blood is no good?Excellent western (1958 - 84 minutes), with beautiful photography (GEORGE FOLSEY), story (THOMAS THOMPSON), direction (ROBERT PARRISH) is fastastic in this widescreen.Robert Taylor(SPANGLER ARLINGTON BRUGH) was born on 5.8.1911 in Fillay, Nebraska, USA. As a teenager, he was a Track and enrolled to study music. While in theatre group, he was spotted by MGM in 1932. He signed 7 years contract and changed his name to 'Robert Taylor'. His film debut was in 1934 and by 1941, he did darker roles like 'Billy the Kid'. He did many westerns, one of the best in 1958 -'The Law and Jake Wade'. By 1969, he was too ill to continue working. He was married twice and had 2 children with German actress -'Ursula Thiess' - Terry(1955) and Tessa(1959). On 8.6.1969, aged 57, he died of lung cancer. His large home and ranch in Los Angeles was sold in 2010 for $56 Million!Some of his other westerns are:-(1) Ambush, 1951(2011)(2) Devil's Doorway, 1949(2010)(3) Billy the Kid, 1949(2009)(4) Ride, Vaquero, 1953(2011)(5) The Law and Jake Wade, 1958(2008)(6) Last Hunt, 1956(1994)(7) Return of the Gunfighter, 1967(1994)(8) No Gun Behind His Badge, 1952(1989) VHS(9) Westward The Women, 1951(1994) VHS(10)Savage Pampas, 1967(1994) VHSWatch and ENJOY.

Great western movie. Classic movies like this are hard to find plus the price was great.

i had forgotten all about robert taylor being a great cowboy until i purchased this film and boy am i glad i did . this was very good on first viewing and i gave it 4 stars now some 6 months later i have watched it again and i was even more impressed its a perfect blend of action ,emotion and scenery . i also purchased the law and jake wade another great taylor western but sadly i can't find any more of his westerns to buy ,this guys up there with the best of em in cowboy land.