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.

JLRMovieReviews Gregory Peck stars in this tale about a man of the law who walks the straight and narrow path of doing the right thing and being a model citizen. That is, until he meets Tuesday Weld, who gives another breathtakingly real yet simplistic portrayal of a young girl who doesn't know who she is. Greg is tempted by her sweet and coy nature and gets more involved than he expected.There isn't really much action in the movie. But to watch Tuesday and Greg together in this otherwise rather low-key and humdrum film makes for something rarely conveyed in 1970s films.At first, once I had seen the whole of it, I had not thought much of it, but dwelling on it, it seems like those mistakes you make that no else knows about. They seem to creep back on you and they're there. They never left. "I Walk the Line" is a disturbing example of life at its most haunting.

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.

shepardjessica A totally under-appreciated and unseen film (except for some Gregory Peck fans) with Estelle Parsons and Ralph Meeker and the glorious totally bashed actress (in movies since age 12) and this is AFTER Pretty Poison, a witty and insightful script directed by (apparently a one-shot guy, Noel Black) that nobody got to see!1970 was a great year for films and this didn't make my top TEN, but it's very interesting...with a moral that actually plays out in a semi-realistic and human AMERICAN way, but unfortunately, it was considered drive-in fare by whatever studio released it. Try to find this one. It's like Deliverance combined with Love with the Proper Stranger and it's quite unique, mainly because of Tuesday Weld's performance. An 8 out of 10 in a very good year. Best performance = T. Weld.