Untamed (1955)

Untamed

Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward give outstanding performances in this all time classic film. A story of one woman's desire for a man which rules her life from "rags to riches" and back again. Lots of great actors in the cast. Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Richard Egan, Rita Moreno, and Agnes Moorehead all give their best. A "must see" for any fan of any of these actors or classic movies. July 29, 2007

Loved the movie. Read the books

I read the book Untamed and the sequel The Savage Earth. Loved the movie and it follows the book almost word for word. Except Kurt(Egan) gets both legs cut off and fades from the story completely.

If you enjoy the books you will enjoy the movie (on cable and satellite from time to time) and visa versa. July 1, 2007

Romantic action melodrama, short in action and long on romance...,

Katie O'Neill (Susan Hayward) first meet Paul Van Riebeck (Tyrone Power), a leader of the South African Boers, when he comes to Ireland on a horse-buying trip... The two fall in love, but Paul, intent on establishing a Dutch Free State back home, has no time to settle down and refuses to marry her while he has this commitment...

Several years pass and Katie has wed Shawn Kildare (John Justin). When the great potato famine of the 1850s strikes Ireland, Katie, still in love with Paul, persuades Shawn that they should go to South Africa to start a new life...

They sail with their infant son and his nurse, Aggie (Agnes Moorehead), and in Capetown, join a group of homesteaders on a trek to the interior, where en route, Katie catches the eye of handsome Kurt Hout (Richard Egan), leader of a band of outriders...

A surprise Zulu attack on the wagon train is broken up by the timely appearance of Paul Van Riebeck and his men, but during the fighting, Shawn is killed... Paul does what he can to comfort Katie but finds that Kurt Hout, an old friend, already has made clear his interest in the newly widowed homesteader...

When the wagon train finally reaches its destination, Hoffen Valley, Katie convinces Paul to settle down with her, but their happiness is short-lived... Paul leaves to continue his work with the Free State movement, unaware that Katie is carrying his child...

Kurt, very upset for not being desired, becomes a dangerous outlaw, enemy of the authority... Rita Moreno plays his mistress...

Katie is the example of the brave intelligent, ambitious, lucky lady... She proves her courage, persistence and full determination to win as a wife, a mother, and a woman in love...

Filmed in the "grandeur" of CinemaScope, "Untamed" is a romantic action melodrama, short in action and long on romance...

The role of Kurt Hout was originally intended for Victor Mature, but he was replaces by Richard Egan...

June 19, 2007

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