The Law and Jake Wade | |
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Directed by | John Sturges |
Written by | Marvin H. Albert (novel) |
Screenplay by | William Bowers |
Produced by | William Hawks |
Starring | Robert Taylor Richard Widmark Patricia Owens Robert Middleton Henry Silva DeForest Kelley Burt Douglas Eddie Firestone Rory Mallinson Roy Engle Richard Cutting |
Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
Edited by | Ferris Webster |
Music by | Fred Steiner |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,538,000[1] |
Box office | $2,795,000[1] |
The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark. The picture was based on the 1956 novel by Marvin H. Albert. The film was shot on location in California's High Sierra mountain range, Lone Pine, and Death Valley in Metrocolor by MGM and in CinemaScope. This film was Robert Taylor's last A-picture as the top-billed lead.