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Tennessee's Partner is a 1955 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan, written by Graham Baker, D. D. Beauchamp, Milton Krims, and Teddi Sherman, with uncredited rewrites by Dwan, and starring John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, and Coleen Gray.
Tennessee's Partner: Directed by Allan Dwan. With John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray. In a California mining town, a gold miner, a saloon gambler and a cat-house madam strike an odd alliance revolving around a gold mine claim.
- (760)
- Action, Drama, Romance
- Allan Dwan
- 1955-09-21
Sep 5, 2023 · Tennessee, a gambler and thief, has a friend who is known as Tennessee's Partner. Such nicknames are used for newcomers in the town. (The judge called "Lynch" is another example.)...
“Tennessee’s Partner” was originally published in the Overland Monthly in 1869 and explores themes of The Transcendent Nature of Friendship, The Pros and Cons of Self-created Justice, and The Utility of Humor. This guide refers to the text from the 2003 Western Classics e-book, freely available on Project Gutenberg.
Sep 5, 2023 · Dive deep into Bret Harte's Tennessee's Partner with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion
Jun 9, 2024 · One day Tennessee is captured as a highway robber, and during an impromptu trial his Partner innocently offers his entire “stake” in return for Tennessee's life. This strengthens the determination of the “court” to punish the thief, and he is hanged from a nearby tree.
As a prominent example of writing from the American local color movement, “Tennessee’s Partner” illustrates the intricacies of life in such a camp. The first section of the story introduces exposition about the cultural values of Sandy Bar through the lens of frontier lawlessness.
