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I have ALWAYS said (and I have done so on this site a while ago) that The Lusty Men was a terrific film. Although I personally am totally against rodeos, this film certainly did give a very real picture of the life from the point of view of the people involved in it. It was gritty and realistic, and this was one film that I'm glad was filmed in black and white.
Like you, I have read that Susan and Mitchum did not get along well, but there were certainly sparks between them on this picture. And, might I add, that Susan never looked more beautiful.
The only casting I didn't agree with was that of Arthur Kennedy as her husband, but Arthur Hunnicutt was wonderful.
Gloria...I agree that Susan looked so great in this film
Well...she did in all of them (except..in my opinion
WHITE WITCH DOCTOR..those awful hair-do's in that one!)
One of my favorite Susan lines was from this film....
when she gets mad in the trailer house and says...
"MEN...I'd like to fry them all..in deep fat!"
Only Susan could give a delivery like that one was!!
(lol)
