Broken Lance

6.4
  • Genre: Western
  • Run time: 96 min
  • Premiere: 1954. September 25.

Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge.

Discover

Spencer Tracy

Matt Devereaux

Robert Wagner

Joe Devereaux

Jean Peters

Barbara

Richard Widmark

Ben Devereaux

Katy Jurado

Señora Devereaux

Hugh O'Brian

Mike Devereaux

Eduard Franz

Two Moons

Earl Holliman

Denny Devereaux

E.G. Marshall

Horace (The Governor)

Carl Benton Reid

Clem Lawton

Philip Ober

Van Cleve

Robert Burton

Mac Andrews

Robert Adler

O'Reilly (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Man Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

George Bell

Cowboy (uncredited)

Rudy Bowman

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Juror (uncredited)

John Breen

Townsman (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan

Bit Part (uncredited)

Roy Bucko

Cowboy (uncredited)

Bob Burrows

Cowboy (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Man in Courtroom Hall (uncredited)

Ben Corbett

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

King Donovan

Clerk (uncredited)

Tex Driscoll

Miner (uncredited)

John Epper

Ranger (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Juror (uncredited)

Art Felix

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Fritz Ford

Miner (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo

Francisco the Cook (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Juror (uncredited)

Robert Grandin

Capitol Clerk (uncredited)

Lars Hensen

Miner (uncredited)

Al Hill

Miner (uncredited)

George Huggins

Miner (uncredited)

Robert Ivers

Cowboy Working Cattle (uncredited)

Roy Jenson

Bailiff (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Miner (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Bailiff (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Mac Andrews Henchman (uncredited)

Chief Gernonimo Kuth Le

Chief (uncredited)

Marco López

Indian (uncredited)

Jack Low

Minor Role (uncredited)

Anthony Marsh

Miner (uncredited)

Jack Mather

Prison Gateman (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Miner (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring

Man in Courtroom Hall (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Lawyer (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Steve Raines

Cowboy (uncredited)

Ford Raymond

Miner (uncredited)

Julian Rivero

Manuel (uncredited)

George Robotham

Miner (uncredited)

John Roy

Miner (uncredited)

Frosty Royce

Cowboy (uncredited)

Sam Savitsky

Miner (uncredited)

Clint Sharp

Ranger (uncredited)

Russell Simpson

Judge (uncredited)

O.A. Smith

Preacher (uncredited)

George Sowards

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

Lawyer (uncredited)

George E. Stone

Paymaster (uncredited)

James Stone

Stable Owner (uncredited)

Robert Strong

Miner (uncredited)

Bill Wallace

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bob Whitney

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Art

Stuart A. Reiss

Set Decoration

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Maurice Ransford

Art Direction

Camera

Joseph MacDonald

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Helen Turpin

Hairstylist

Travilla

Costume Design

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Directing

Edward Dmytryk

Director

Henry Weinberger

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sol C. Siegel

Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Sound

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Writing

Richard Murphy

Screenplay