Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Maddyclassicfilms I Walk The Line is directed by John Frankenheimer, has a screenplay by Alvin Argent and is based on the novel by Madison Jones. The film stars Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Estelle Parsons, Ralph Meeker and Charles Durning.Peck plays Henry Tawes, a married Sheriff in a small American town. The story takes place during the depression years. Henry's ordered life is turned on its head when he meets the Alma(Tuesday Weld). The pair are drawn to one another and begin an affair. Henry struggles with his feelings for the much younger woman.Henry also has to deal with Alma's terrible father (a terrifying Ralph Meeker)and his own devious deputy(Charles Durning).Peck is utterly convincing as the man struggling against his own feelings and willing to risk all he has to have Alma. I think he gives one of his best performances here.Weld is excellent as the flirty Alma, who is torn between her way of life and the possibility of a different kind of life with Henry.Estelle Parsons doesn't get much to do as Henry's wife, I would have liked a few more scenes of her character, Parsons delivers a solid performance despite the short screen time.The film has a soundtrack by Johnny Cash, the theme song is that most famous of Johnny's songs Walk The Line; and it fits the story perfectly.I think it's a real shame that this is not one of Gregory Peck's better known films. His performance here is one of his best.

Noirdame79 Not to be confused with the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic "Walk The Line", this 1970 film directed by John Frankenheimer tells the story of a middle-aged, small-town sheriff, Henry Tawes (Gregory Peck) , who finds himself becoming increasingly disillusioned with his life as a husband and father, and coming to resent his humdrum existence. It could also be argued that he is entering a mid-life crisis, and one day, he stops the daughter of a local moonshiner (played by Ralph Meeker), pretty Alma McCain (Tuesday Weld) and her younger brother for driving without a permit. Captivated by her beauty, he begins a secret affair with her, all the while turning a blind eye to her family's illegal activities. Things become increasingly out of hand as inspectors begin to investigate the goings on in town and Henry's devious deputy (Charles Durning) discovers the liaison and the McCain family's profession. Henry also finds his distraught wife (Estelle Parsons) has also discovered the affair, and he decides to throw all caution to the wind and run away with Alma. Torn between her affection for Henry and her loyalty to her family, Alma's choice and Henry's recklessness result in tragedy and heartbreak.This movie was very much overlooked when it was first released, but it is a good flick and the performances are superb. The production was shot mainly on location in Tennessee and Johnny Cash provides the soundtrack. This role was a very different one for Gregory Peck, especially at this stage of his career, but he embodies the tightly-wound sheriff expertly. Tuesday Weld is convincing and captivating as a young woman caught in a way of life that not only limits her opportunities but also her choices. Used by her father to keep Henry smitten in order to keep the family business secret, she makes the only choice she feels she can make, but not without cost to Henry.Columbia released the movie on DVD a few years back, and it is unforgivably very bare-bones (there isn't even a menu), but it is in widescreen and the transfer looks wonderful, capturing the bleak yet lush countryside.If you're a fan of Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld, this is a film that must be viewed.

Richard Golden This movie was filmed in a small un-incorprated town in Overton County Tennessee called Davidson (not to be confused with Davidson County.) It is close to Wilder Tennessee, I went to school in Both Davidson and Wilder.When they came to film the movie the town is so small that we were in their way trying to see Gregory and Tuesday. The directors paid us 5 dollars each to run around an old house and told us we were going to be in the movie, just to get rid of us because we kept trying to get in front of the camera.Well 5 dollars was a lot so we ran for a while. When the movie came out we were very disappointed that we were not in it.They did however have my Grandfather rocking on the porch at the end of the movie, in an old fashion wooden rocking chair. the old grey haired man. his name was Paul Brown, nick name Shird Brown cause his middle name was Shirely.My grandfather is dead now but we always have the movie to remember him by, we fast forward past it to the end so we can see him alive.I give my thanks to the directors, they however never even paid him or told him he was going to be in the film.But they did film it where I grew up.Oh how I wish I was that age again.Richard Golden from Davidson Tennessee originally.

bonniereese65 Tuesday Weld a Tennessee gal? I don't think so. Johnny Cash's music is the best part of this movie. Gregory Peck's portrayal of a good man in a mid-life crisis pushed to the edge of reason convincing, but looking at this film as a depiction of real Tennesseeans is not very accurate. My people are from East Tennessee and many ran corn liquor in the 30's and right on up into the 80's. Are there folks who still live in tar paper shacks with no running water up in the hollers in East Tennessee? Yep - I've been there. But they are the friendliest, most hospitable, smart, caring, hard working people - so much more than the caricatures these movies perpetuate. Remember that when you watch Deliverance,Thunder Road, Lolly Madonna War, etc...... all interesting movies - but one-dimensional portraits of southern folks.