The Rawhide Years is a 1956 American Western film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Tony Curtis. Colleen Miller and Arthur Kennedy. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
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Plot
Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But, Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the riverboat while on their way. Ben is implicated on arrival and flees, all the while working both sides of the law to clear his name. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her. Encountering Rick Harper, whom he initially takes as a would be bandit, they develop a friendship that winds up with both men saving the other's neck.
Cast
Tony Curtis as Ben Matthews
Colleen Miller as Zoe Fontaine
Arthur Kennedy as Rick Harper
William Demarest as Brand Comfort
William Gargan as Marshal Sommers
Peter van Eyck as Andre Boucher
Minor Watson as Matt Comfort
Donald Randolph as Carrico
Robert Wilke as Neal
Trevor Bardette as Captain
James Anderson as Deputy Wade
Robert Foulk as Mate
Chubby Johnson as Gif Lessing
Leigh Snowden as Miss Vanilla Bissell
Don Beddoe as Frank Porter