USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - Man from Laramie, The

Man from Laramie, The

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Man from Laramie, The -- Uneven Western opens with a stranger (James Stewart) arriving in a prairie town on the trail of his brother's killer whom, after repeated run-ins with a local rancher (Donald Crisp), his loco son (Alex Nicol) and devious foreman (Arthur Kennedy), he finally finds selling repeating rifles to Apaches. Directed by Anthony Mann, the plot is familiar but the action scenes are done with style and conviction, helping sustain interest until the predictable outcome. Stylized violence, some quite nasty, and mild romantic complications. (A-II) (br) ( 1955 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.