Movie: Shane (1953)
- Director: George Stevens
- Release Date: 22 July 1954 (Hong Kong)
- Writers: A.B. Guthrie Jr. (screenplay) Jack Sher (additional dialogue)
- Run Time: 118 min | West Germany:90 min (cut version)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Western
Tagline: The Greatest Story Of the West Ever Filmed [re-release]
Trivia: The music cues for the climactic ride that Shane takes to the showdown are from an earlier Paramount film, Rope of Sand (1949).
Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Shane is teaching Joey to shoot he says that the handle of the gun should be placed between the wrist (pointing to Joey’s elbow) and the shoulder (pointing to Joey’s wrist).
“Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like the Starretts, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker’s man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wilson. We wonder about Shane’s relation to Joe’s wife Marian. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley before he can ride off with Joey hollering “Shane … Shane … Come Back!” Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>”
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