Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

WAYNE PACKS A WALLOP...In Action...In Love!

Directed by Edwin L. Marin

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

194487 min6.6 / 10

A straightforward 1940s Western action-adventure centered on a heroic protagonist solving a murder and protecting an inheritance, with romance and saloon intrigue woven through.

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tall in the Saddle sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Tall in the Saddle easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Tall in the Saddle end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Tall in the Saddle violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Tall in the Saddle scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity35

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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