The Broken Land

The Broken Land
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John A. Bushelman
Written by	Edward J. Lakso
Produced by	Leonard A. Schwartz
Starring	Kent Taylor Jack Nicholson Diana Darrin
Cinematography	Floyd Crosby
Edited by	Carl Pierson[1]
Music by	Richard LaSalle
Production company	Associated Producers Inc (API)
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 2, 1962 (1962-04-02)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Broken Land is a 1962 CinemaScope Western film directed by John A. Bushelman, and starring Kent Taylor, Diana Darrin and Jack Nicholson.^[2]

Plot[]

The film is about a cowboy who rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the sheriff, resulting in a robbery, a murder and his being pursued by a vengeful posse.

Cast[]

• Kent Taylor as Marshal Jim Cogan
• Diana Darrin as Mavera
• Jody McCrea as Deputy Ed Flynn
• Robert Sampson as Dave Dunson
• Jack Nicholson as Will Brocious
• Gary Sneed as Billy
• Don Orlando as Frenchy Douchette
• Helen Joseph as Ruth Flynn
• H. Tom Cain as Mr. Flynn
• Robert Hinkle as Dave
• Bob Pollard

Production[]

The film was filmed at Apache Junction in Arizona during the summer of 1961. It was financed by Robert L. Lippert's Associated Producers. It gave an early role to Jack Nicholson. Nicholson later appeared in and wrote a number of films for Lippert, including Thunder Island.^[3]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Island_(film)

See also[]

• List of American films of 1962

References[]

External links[]

• The Broken Land at Apacheland Movie Ranch
• The Broken Land at IMDb
• The Broken Land at the TCM Movie Database
• The Broken Land at AllMovie
• The Broken Land at the American Film Institute Catalog

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