The Last Sunset
Director: Robert Aldrich
Genre: Western, Short Film, Action, Action/Adventure
Year: 1961
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Carol Lynley, Dorothy Malone, Rock Hudson, Joseph Cotten, Kirk Douglas, Piper Laurie, Neville Brand, Regis Toomey
The Last Sunset is a 1961 western movie starring Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone and directed by Robert Aldrich.
The film was released by Universal studios, shot in Eastman color. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo was adapted from Howard Rigsby's novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" .
Brendan O'Malley (Douglas) crosses the border into Mexico to escape justice for a murder. He arrives at the ranch of a former lover, Belle Breckenridge (Malone) and her husband, the drunkard and coward John Breckenridge (Joseph Cotten).
O'Malley meets her daughter Melissa (Carol Lynley). He is immediately attracted to Missy, who reminds him of Belle when they were lovers years ago. Breckenridge, meanwhile, hires O'Malley to drive his herd to Texas.
Sheriff Dana Stribling (Hudson) is pursuing O'Malley. He arrives at the ranchero to serve a warrant for the murder of his brother-in-law.
Stribling does not have jurisdiction to arrest O'Malley in Mexico so he also agrees to join the cattle drive to Texas. He promises to deliver O'Malley to the law upon their arrival.
Along the journey, Stribling and Belle become attracted to each other and plan to marry, and O'Malley and Missy fall in love, increasing
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