The Rare Breed

NR 6.3
1966 1 hr 37 min Western

When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their efforts to transport their lone bull, a Hereford named Vindicator, to a breeder in Texas, but the trail is fraught with danger and even Burnett doubts the survival potential of this "rare breed" of cattle.

  • Cast:
    James Stewart , Maureen O'Hara , Brian Keith , Juliet Mills , Don Galloway , David Brian , Jack Elam

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Reviews

AshUnow
1966/02/02

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Zandra
1966/02/03

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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Marva
1966/02/04

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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Justina
1966/02/05

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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jacobjohntaylor1
1966/02/06

This is not a good movie. I not why it got a 6.4. Most of this movie. Is and a man telling two women that are a mother and daughter and there cow is not good because it is a bull with no horns. And the women that telling him that the cow is wonderful because it is a bull with no horns. This movie has an awful story line. It is very boring. It is not a 6.4. It is a 4. I do kind of like when people talk about there bull getting away on them. There is a bad guy in this movie for about 10 minutes. And it is in the mild. He get killed very quick in it. Mostly this is about romance and bull. That is write that a cow movie. Boring. Do not see this movie. See a good western like A fist full of dollars.

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williwaw
1966/02/07

James Stewart made this film at Universal with a very very beautiful Maureen O Hara as his leading lady reprising their teaming for 20th's Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation. Andrew McLaglen who was part of the James Stewart-John Wayne fraternity of action movies directs well this story of cattle breeding. Lots of familiar Universal back lot locations add to my enjoyment of this film. I respect both James Stewart and Maureen O Hara for keeping their careers in high gear even in the troubled 60's. With Maureen O Hara she outpaced many of her peers who retired due to lack of work, only Susan Hayward and Lana Turner were as active as the beautiful Irish Ms. O'Hara was in her steady stream of work as leading lady to John Wayne, Henry Fonda, James Stewart stalwart's of the American screen. Don Galloway a Universal contract player is also cast. Always thought Don Golloway would be a star.Is this movie great? No! Is it enjoyable yes! And Maureen O Hara one of the great Beauties of the Screen!

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Tludwigpix
1966/02/08

I just saw bits of this film for the first time today and kept at it because all of the leads were some of my all time favorite actors. I can't speak for the quality of the film since I didn't see it all, but it seems apparent that no lesser light than James A. Michener not only saw it, but liked it a lot since the basic plot line about the great British bull being brought to America by an English widow and then dying in a record blizzard after leaving his stamp on a new generation of crossbreeds is used almost verbatim in "Centennial" which was published nine years after this film was released.Anyway, what I saw I enjoyed. I can't not enjoy O'Hara, Stewart and Keith!!!

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fiona davidson
1966/02/09

What I watched of this film I watched with dismay. I don't think Jimmy Stewart really did himself any favours and we all know he was capable of so much more, but it wasn't his part that I found so painful but Brian Keith as Bowen the supposed Scotsman. His accent was amazing but definitely not Scots, his wig and moustache (not forgetting the eyebrows) were so obviously false and as for the full highland dress - well!. I thought Bowen was a Welsh name too? The storyline about incorporating a new line of cattle was OK and so was everything else but I just felt it could all have been done so much better.

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