High Lonesome (1950) | Only Film Directed by The Searchers Author | Full Western Movie in Color

High Lonesome (1950) | Full Western Movie in Color, written & directed by Alan Le May (The Searchers), starring John Drew Barrymore and Jack Elam. In the sun-scorched Big Bend country of Texas, a ragged young drifter called "Cooncat" is caught stealing bread at the Davis ranch. His story is wild: two strangers forced him into a killing. But the ranchers go pale at his description, because those two men died in a range war fifteen years ago. No one believes the boy except the rancher's young daughter. Then the neighboring cattlemen start turning up dead, and every finger points at the stranger. Are the dead really riding again? Part Western, part ghost story, filmed on location in glorious Technicolor across the rugged mountains of West Texas. 🎬 FILM DETAILS ▸ Title: High Lonesome (1950) ▸ Genre: Western / Mystery ▸ Writer & Director: Alan Le May ▸ Producer: George Templeton ▸ Studio: Eagle-Lion Films ▸ Cinematography: W. Howard Greene ▸ Cast: John Drew Barrymore, Chill Wills, John Archer, Lois Butler, Kristine Miller, Basil Ruysdael, Jack Elam ▸ Runtime: 80 min | Color ▸ Filmed in: Marfa, Presidio County, Texas ⭐ DID YOU KNOW? ▸ Alan Le May wrote the novels behind The Searchers and The Unforgiven. This is the only film he ever directed. ▸ John Drew Barrymore was 17, son of the great John Barrymore and later father of Drew Barrymore. ▸ Watch for a young Jack Elam as the menacing "Smiling Man," and Chill Wills singing at the barn dance. 💛 TO OUR VIEWERS To everyone who grew up with Saturday matinees and Sunday afternoon Westerns: thank you for being here. This channel exists because of you, and because films like this deserve to be remembered. If you enjoyed the film, a "Like" and a subscription would mean a great deal to us. It's free, and it helps us keep sharing classic movies every week. Tap the bell 🔔 to hear about new films. Did you ever see this one on TV years ago? Share your memories in the comments. We read every one. Thank you, and happy trails. #HighLonesome #ClassicWestern #FullMovie #WesternMovies #ClassicMovies #OldHollywood #GoldenAgeCinema #Technicolor #JohnDrewBarrymore #JackElam