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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Devil's Children
1962 1h 13m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Western
Synopsis
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An old farmer, who has raised his daughter and son with the utmost severity, is soon faced with a mess in the family: the daughter sets fire to a barn, is shot while trying to escape, the son becomes an avenging murderer and almost sends an innocent. man to jail...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Charles Aidman
Burt Brinckerhoff
Gary Clarke
Lee J. Cobb
Judge Henry Garth
James Drury
The Virginian
Joan Freeman
Vivi Janiss
Doug McClure
Trampas
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Sheldon
- Languages
- English
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The take
James Sheldon directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Charles Aidman and Burt Brinckerhoff and Gary Clarke carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0166166 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 73 min · 1h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
James Sheldon
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1962-12-05
