Ride the High Iron

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Ride the High Iron
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Directed by Don Weis
Written by Milton S. Gelman
Produced by William Self
Starring Don Taylor
Sally Forrest
Raymond Burr
Cinematography Joe Novak
Edited by Joseph Gluck
Music by Melvyn Lenard
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 1956 (1956-12)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ride the High Iron is a 1956 American drama film directed by Don Weis and starring Don Taylor, Sally Forrest and Raymond Burr. [1]

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Plot

A returning Korean War veteran tries to cover-up his humble background when he becomes engaged to a young socialite. Things are complicated by the involvement of self-serving public relations man.

Cast

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References

  1. Lentz p.450

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