# Along the Great Divide (1951)

> A principled federal marshal escorts a lynching survivor across hostile desert country while vengeance, family loyalty, and frontier law collide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28409

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Raoul Walsh
- Cast: Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, John Agar, Walter Brennan, Ray Teal, Hugh Sanders, Morris Ankrum, James Anderson
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043276/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: stern, tense, rugged, classic western night, old hollywood double feature

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