Tennessee's Partner

Tennessee's Partner

When the West was a Shameless Young Hussy!

Directed by Allan Dwan

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, Benedict Bogeaus Production

195587 min6.5 / 10

A mid-century Western melodrama built on romantic tension and betrayal, where a gambler's cynicism collides with genuine friendship and desire.

A tough, womanizing high-stakes gambler known only as Tennessee has an uneasy relationship with Duchess, madam of a thinly-disguised bordello, and no other friends at all. But he's saved from murder by a lonesome cowpoke ('My friends call me Cowpoke'), in town to meet his fiancée Goldie on the steamboat. When she arrives, there's a mysterious undercurrent between Goldie and Tennessee, whose newfound friendship with Cowpoke is destined to be severely tried...

Questions people ask

  • Does Tennessee's Partner end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Tennessee's Partner violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Tennessee's Partner scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Tennessee's Partner sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Tennessee's Partner easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity66

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Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Tennessee's Partner

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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