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The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 27, 1959

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Western

User Score

63%

Original Title

The Wild and the Innocent

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Director

Jack Sher

Description

Charming tale of mountaineer-trapper Murphy's first taste "big city" life with young, sweet Sandra Dee in tow. She flees her family, which tried to trade her for some of Murphy's beaver pelts, and tags along with the reluctant Murphy. They get into all manner of trouble in town, and Murphy has to shoot the sheriff to rescue Dee from her job as a dancehall girl.