Raw Edge

"A savage land beyond the law!"

1956 1h 16m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 16

RomanceWestern

Synopsis

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A Texan arrives in Oregon and seeks justice for his innocently-hanged brother.

“A savage land beyond the law!”

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Cast

Rory Calhoun
Tex Kirby
Yvonne De Carlo
Hannah Montgomery
Mara Corday
Paca
Neville Brand
Tarp Penny
Rex Reason
John Randolph
Emile Meyer
Pop Penny
Herbert Rudley
Gerald Montgomery
Robert J. Wilke
Sile Doty

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Sherwood
Writers: Harry Essex, Robert Hill, William Kozlenko
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Sherwood, shot by Maury Gertsman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Russell F. Schoengarth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Rory Calhoun and Yvonne De Carlo and Mara Corday carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A savage land beyond the law!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0049661 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Sherwood directs. Maury Gertsman behind the camera. Russell F. Schoengarth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by John Sherwood, shot by Maury Gertsman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Russell F. Schoengarth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rory Calhoun and Yvonne De Carlo and Mara Corday carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A savage land beyond the law!".
7IMDB entry: tt0049661 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Maury Gertsman
Editing: Russell F. Schoengarth
Costume design: Bill Thomas
Makeup / hair: Joan St. Oegger
Runtime: 76 min · 1h 16m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Raw Edge (1956)

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CinemaSerf2026-07-02
★ 6/10
There is something really quite apt about the title of this film, as it shows that even in the the mid 1800s attitudes to women in Oregon were more akin to those of property than they were to humanity. Local kingpin "Montgomery" (Herbert Rudley) somewhat arbitrarily declares that any unmarried women in his territory could belong to the first man who found her! Now some of the men concluded that, by extension, they could remove any unwanted husband who got in the way so they lynch "Dan" so they can make a claim on his widow "Paca" (Mara Corday). Her options are looking plenty limited when into towns rides "Tex" (Rory Calhoun) who just happens to be her now ex-brother-in-law. Just to add a little more gunpowder to the fire, the henchmen themselves are also more than a little bit keen on their boss's wife "Hannah" (Yvonne De Carlo) and so led by the incorrigible "Tarp" - the scene stealing Neville Brand, it isn't too clear whether or not they will stand in the way of "Tex" as he seeks justice for his brother. Calhoun isn't really good enough to hold a film en seul, but there is a solid supporting cast to help him out here and a very much darker story underpinning the almost feral elements of the plot. Brand epitomises that with a sort of sleaziness that you don't often see in daytime western movies and the thrust of the adventure as it progresses doesn't exactly show any of the men here in a very good light. I could have done with a little more meat on the bones for De Carlo, but Corday presents a suitably spirited characterisation in this dog eat dog feature that's actually quite provocative. It's not what you might expect, and is worth a look.

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