Something for a Lonely Man

Something for a Lonely Man

G 1968 · 120 min · ★ 7.6 · Western, TV Movie

The blacksmith of a small western town finds himself an outcast. He had led the townspeople west in hopes of starting a new life, only to find the town that they founded is to be bypassed by the railroad.

Directed by Don Taylor · Written by John Fante

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