Rough Night in Jericho

"Who says they don't make westerns like they used to?"

1967 1h 44m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 41

Western

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The only business in the Wild West town of Jericho that corrupt sheriff Alex Flood doesn't control behind the scenes is the stagecoach owned by tough-willed widow Molly Lang and her right-hand man, Hickman. Former marshal Dolan, recently hired by Lang and Hickman as a driver, wants to stay out of the mess, but when he sees Flood's henchman Yarbrough assault Lang, he steps up to fight the corruption.

“Who says they don't make westerns like they used to?”

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Cast

Dean Martin
Alex Flood
George Peppard
Dolan
Jean Simmons
Molly Lang
John McIntire
Ben Hickman
Slim Pickens
Yarbrough
Don Galloway
Jace
Brad Weston
Gus Torrey
Richard O'Brien
Frank Ryan

Credits

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Director: Arnold Laven
Writers: Sydney Boehm, Marvin H. Albert
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Directed by Arnold Laven, shot by Russell Metty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Don Costa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ted J. Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dean Martin and George Peppard and Jean Simmons carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "Who says they don't make westerns like they used to?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Arnold Laven directs. Russell Metty behind the camera. Don Costa scores. Ted J. Kent cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Arnold Laven, shot by Russell Metty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Don Costa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ted J. Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dean Martin and George Peppard and Jean Simmons carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Who says they don't make westerns like they used to?".
7IMDB entry: tt0062218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Russell Metty
Original score: Don Costa
Editing: Ted J. Kent
Costume design: Helen Colvig
Makeup / hair: Bud Westmore
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,750,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Rough Night in Jericho (1967)

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Wuchak2025-03-01
★ 7/10
A professional figures out a way to cut down the odds before making a move An ex-lawman from Santa Fe and his ex-deputy (John McIntire and George Peppard) come to an Arizona town to assist the female owner of a stagecoach line (Jean Simmons), who happens to be persecuted by the town’s venal mogul, also an ex-lawman (Dean Martin). Since the odds are against winning a tangle with this boss, Dolan (Peppard) is determined to move on. Is he yella or will he make a stand? “Rough Night in Jericho” (1967) comes in the spirit of “Rio Bravo” and “El Dorado,” just minus John Wayne. It’s mostly town-bound, but there are more than enough scenic sequences shot in the Southwest wilderness (cited below). The emphasis is human interest, which effectively draws you into the lives of the characters at play. A minor example is when a certain man is humiliated and written off as a coward, but he’s later given a chance to prove his mettle. A better example is how Flood (Martin) and Dolan are fleshed out with several interesting dialogues. You just know they’re gonna have a showdown. There’s also a great knock-down-drag-out fight between Dolan and Yarbrough (Slim Pickens). Impressive Steve Sandor plays a side character in this particular sequence as Flood’s henchman Simms; the role happened to be his cinematic debut. Regrettably, the ending needed tightened up and the flick is strapped with a professional-but-unfitting score that’s unmemorable. It needed a composition along the lines of, say, “Bandolero!” or “Duel at Diablo.” Yet this isn’t a deal-breaker and arguably adds a unique charm to the film. In any case, it’s superior to Martin’s “5 Card Stud,” but not quite on the level of his “Bandolero!” It runs 1 hour, 44 minutes, and was shot in Old Tucson, Arizona, with out-of-town stuff done in southern Utah at Glen Canyon, Kanab Canyon, Paria and the Gap, as well as Vermilion Cliffs and Colorado City in nearby Arizona. GRADE: B
CinemaSerf2026-02-01
★ 7/10
There are quite a few former lawmen in this enjoyable western adventure, and for a change Dean Martin is neither the goodie nor the crooner. He’s “Flood” who owns just about everything in the town except the stagecoach line which still belongs to “Molly” (Jean Simmons). When then stage is ambushed, it is carrying “Dolan” (George Peppard) who quickly finds himself embroiled in some local shenanigans and allied to the strong-willed "Molly”. With “Flood” supremely confident about his position and violently imposing his will, it soon falls to the newcomer to try and convene a few decently-minded, if a bit wary, citizens and his wounded long time partner “Ben” (John McIntire) into a force that can take on their nemesis. There’s a solid cast underpinning the efforts of an unusually engaging Peppard who in turn foils well with Simmons and an on-form Martin who makes for quite a decent baddie. There is plenty going on once we have established who is who; the romance is kept to a minimum - indeed, Simmons is anything but the damsel in distress, and though it is all fairly predictable there’s a more complex conclusion with a difference to settle the score.