Desperado

Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett (Wayne Morris) offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron (James Lydon); who's on the run from the "Bluebellies;" Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal iron fist of enforcement in the early 1870s; But quick-draw; hard-bitten Garrett soon decides not to take his own advice after young Cameron heads home to surrender - and instead gets framed for a revenge murder by a jealous rival for the affections of his girl (Beverly Garland)

The Desperado is quite an engaging western, if a little slow in places. The subject matter is dark and there's a certain edge lingering - it's definitely different from other Wayne Morris westerns and his persona isn't' light and cheerful - as usual - but he's philosophical and much more serious. There's some good shootouts, you get a double serving of Lee Van Cleef and Beverley Garland gets the pulse racing.