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Stephen Purcell, a best-selling writer looking for material, goes to stay with his old friend Larry Hanrahan (UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan), a veterinarian and horse rancher. Larry goes out on a call to treat a sick horse and meets Rory Teller, a lovely young woman with a horse ranch of her own. Both Larry and Stephen fall for the ravishing Rory, but it's clear that Larry is the only one with a shot.
Larry and Rory's romance proceeds despite Larry having to fend off the affections of an old girlfriend, the now married Daisy Otis. However, when Larry goes off to treat Mr. and Mrs. Otis's herd of cattle rather than treating Rory's prized mare, and the mare dies, Rory blames Larry and they break up. Larry had a good reason, though: the Otis cattle heard was infected with anthrax, which winds up spreading to all the horse ranches in the valley.
Larry and Rory's romance proceeds despite Larry having to fend off the affections of an old girlfriend, the now married Daisy Otis. However, when Larry goes off to treat Mr. and Mrs. Otis's herd of cattle rather than treating Rory's prized mare, and the mare dies, Rory blames Larry and they break up. Larry had a good reason, though: the Otis cattle heard was infected with anthrax, which winds up spreading to all the horse ranches in the valley.
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Stephen Purcell, Purcell (Zachary Scott), a best-selling writer looking for material, goes to stay with his old friend Larry Hanrahan (UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan), a veterinarian and horse rancher. Larry goes out on a call to treat a sick horse and meets Rory Teller, Teller (Alexis Smith), a lovely young woman with a horse ranch of her own. Both Larry and Stephen fall for the ravishing Rory, but it's clear that Larry is the only one with a shot.
Larry and Rory's romance proceeds despite Larry having to fend off the affections of an old girlfriend, thenow married now-married Daisy Otis.Otis (Peggy Knudsen). However, when Larry goes off to treat Mr. and Mrs. Otis's herd of cattle rather than treating Rory's prized mare, and the mare dies, Rory blames Larry and they break up. Larry had a good reason, though: the Otis cattle heard was infected with anthrax, which winds up spreading to all the horse ranches in the valley.
Larry and Rory's romance proceeds despite Larry having to fend off the affections of an old girlfriend, the
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''Stallion Road'' is a 1947 film directed by James V. Kern.
Stephen Purcell, a best-selling writer looking for material, goes to stay with his old friend Larry Hanrahan (UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan), a veterinarian and horse rancher. Larry goes out on a call to treat a sick horse and meets Rory Teller, a lovely young woman with a horse ranch of her own. Both Larry and Stephen fall for the ravishing Rory, but it's clear that Larry is the only one with a shot.
Larry and Rory's romance proceeds despite Larry having to fend off the affections of an old girlfriend, the now married Daisy Otis. However, when Larry goes off to treat Mr. and Mrs. Otis's herd of cattle rather than treating Rory's prized mare, and the mare dies, Rory blames Larry and they break up. Larry had a good reason, though: the Otis cattle heard was infected with anthrax, which winds up spreading to all the horse ranches in the valley.
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!!Tropes:
* BarBrawl: Everybody in the community has decided to hate Larry after Larry does not save Rory's horse. The insults and snubs from Mallard, the owner of the LocalHangout, eventually lead Larry to punch him. Cue BarBrawl that ends with Larry knocking Mallard out and leaving.
* BettyAndVeronica: Larry's love interests are the wholesome, earnest Rory, and the sexy, slutty, ''married'' Lana.
* DeadpanSnarker: Zachary Scott's having to play the obvious RomanticFalseLead was probably made more palatable by Stephen having all the best lines. When Rory says "I was reading your book in the barn," he says "that's the best place for it." When Lana says that she'll take Larry from Rory because she's "mean", Stephen rolls his eyes and says "You're just glandular."
* DivorceInReno: Lana says she's leaving for Reno to get a divorce, after which she'll take her ex-husband's money and buy Larry a shiny new lab for his veterinary research.
* DrowningMySorrows: Stephen gets drunk in the LocalHangout one night after figuring out that he stands no chance with Rory.
* FingerTwitchingRevival: Horses don't have fingers so a head is the next best thing. Larry is despondent after his experimental anthrax serum has seemingly failed to cure his horse, dying of anthrax. The horse lies on its side in its stall as all the ranchers talk about the fix they're in. Then the horse twitches its head. A moment later it's up on it's legs again, to the delight of all the ranchers.
* GilliganCut: Stephen takes a look at the clouds and suggests that it's going to rain. Pelon the trusty farmhand "Rain in California in May? No such luck." Cut to pouring rain that night.
* GlassesPull: Dr. Stephens the people doctor pulls his pince-nez off his nose before telling everyone the dire news: Larry has contracted anthrax.
* HowWeGotHere: The first scene has a depressed Stephen coming back home, telling his maid to admit no one, and starting to type out his new book "Stallion Road". The rest of the story plays out from there.
* LoveDodecahedron: Larry and Stephen, who both like Rory. Daisy Otis, who lusts for Larry but has a one-night-stand with Stephen. Daisy's husband presumably fits in somewhere.
* MatchCut: The camera zooms in to the face of a stuffed bobcat in Larry's house, its mouth open wide. Cut to a middle-aged woman at Rory's party, mouth open, before she says "New York for your honeymoon?" with astonishment.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Larry's stated reason for treating the Otis cattle heard instead of Rory's mare, saying "I can't endanger the whole range for one horse!" The story is a little vague but apparently Rory did not get the news about the anthrax, which is why she dumps Larry.
* PleaseWakeUp: Chris, who is 10 years old, says this word-for-word after Sulty, their prized mare, dies.
* RomanticFalseLead: Stephen, and unlike many romantic false leads he knows it. He gets drunk at the bar when he figures out that Rory loves Larry. Later, when Rory offers herself to Stephen after breaking up with Larry, he expresses concern about being her "rebound". He asks her to marry him anyway.
* SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee: Larry is dying of anthrax, but he has a serum that has been shown to be effective against anthrax...on horses. Rory begs Dr. Stephens to use the serum, but Dr. Stephens says that he couldn't possibly give untested horse medicine to a human patient. Rory says that she could do it. Dr. Stephens pauses for a bit, then talks about how most of the big advances are made by amateurs because professionals have too much to lose. Then he says "I think I'll take a little walk around." While he's gone, Rory gives Larry the serum, offscreen. Larry lives.
Stephen Purcell, a best-selling writer looking for material, goes to stay with his old friend Larry Hanrahan (UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan), a veterinarian and horse rancher. Larry goes out on a call to treat a sick horse and meets Rory Teller, a lovely young woman with a horse ranch of her own. Both Larry and Stephen fall for the ravishing Rory, but it's clear that Larry is the only one with a shot.
Larry and Rory's romance proceeds despite Larry having to fend off the affections of an old girlfriend, the now married Daisy Otis. However, when Larry goes off to treat Mr. and Mrs. Otis's herd of cattle rather than treating Rory's prized mare, and the mare dies, Rory blames Larry and they break up. Larry had a good reason, though: the Otis cattle heard was infected with anthrax, which winds up spreading to all the horse ranches in the valley.
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!!Tropes:
* BarBrawl: Everybody in the community has decided to hate Larry after Larry does not save Rory's horse. The insults and snubs from Mallard, the owner of the LocalHangout, eventually lead Larry to punch him. Cue BarBrawl that ends with Larry knocking Mallard out and leaving.
* BettyAndVeronica: Larry's love interests are the wholesome, earnest Rory, and the sexy, slutty, ''married'' Lana.
* DeadpanSnarker: Zachary Scott's having to play the obvious RomanticFalseLead was probably made more palatable by Stephen having all the best lines. When Rory says "I was reading your book in the barn," he says "that's the best place for it." When Lana says that she'll take Larry from Rory because she's "mean", Stephen rolls his eyes and says "You're just glandular."
* DivorceInReno: Lana says she's leaving for Reno to get a divorce, after which she'll take her ex-husband's money and buy Larry a shiny new lab for his veterinary research.
* DrowningMySorrows: Stephen gets drunk in the LocalHangout one night after figuring out that he stands no chance with Rory.
* FingerTwitchingRevival: Horses don't have fingers so a head is the next best thing. Larry is despondent after his experimental anthrax serum has seemingly failed to cure his horse, dying of anthrax. The horse lies on its side in its stall as all the ranchers talk about the fix they're in. Then the horse twitches its head. A moment later it's up on it's legs again, to the delight of all the ranchers.
* GilliganCut: Stephen takes a look at the clouds and suggests that it's going to rain. Pelon the trusty farmhand "Rain in California in May? No such luck." Cut to pouring rain that night.
* GlassesPull: Dr. Stephens the people doctor pulls his pince-nez off his nose before telling everyone the dire news: Larry has contracted anthrax.
* HowWeGotHere: The first scene has a depressed Stephen coming back home, telling his maid to admit no one, and starting to type out his new book "Stallion Road". The rest of the story plays out from there.
* LoveDodecahedron: Larry and Stephen, who both like Rory. Daisy Otis, who lusts for Larry but has a one-night-stand with Stephen. Daisy's husband presumably fits in somewhere.
* MatchCut: The camera zooms in to the face of a stuffed bobcat in Larry's house, its mouth open wide. Cut to a middle-aged woman at Rory's party, mouth open, before she says "New York for your honeymoon?" with astonishment.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Larry's stated reason for treating the Otis cattle heard instead of Rory's mare, saying "I can't endanger the whole range for one horse!" The story is a little vague but apparently Rory did not get the news about the anthrax, which is why she dumps Larry.
* PleaseWakeUp: Chris, who is 10 years old, says this word-for-word after Sulty, their prized mare, dies.
* RomanticFalseLead: Stephen, and unlike many romantic false leads he knows it. He gets drunk at the bar when he figures out that Rory loves Larry. Later, when Rory offers herself to Stephen after breaking up with Larry, he expresses concern about being her "rebound". He asks her to marry him anyway.
* SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee: Larry is dying of anthrax, but he has a serum that has been shown to be effective against anthrax...on horses. Rory begs Dr. Stephens to use the serum, but Dr. Stephens says that he couldn't possibly give untested horse medicine to a human patient. Rory says that she could do it. Dr. Stephens pauses for a bit, then talks about how most of the big advances are made by amateurs because professionals have too much to lose. Then he says "I think I'll take a little walk around." While he's gone, Rory gives Larry the serum, offscreen. Larry lives.
