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The Desperado

  • 1954
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
195
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Beverly Garland, Jimmy Lydon, and Wayne Morris in The Desperado (1954)
Western

From 1870 to 1873, Texas suffered under the carpetbag administration of Reconstructionist Governor E. J. Davis (the name and the stated conditions were about the only things authentic in thi... Read allFrom 1870 to 1873, Texas suffered under the carpetbag administration of Reconstructionist Governor E. J. Davis (the name and the stated conditions were about the only things authentic in this film) and his despotic state police commanded in John's City by Captain Jake Thornton. T... Read allFrom 1870 to 1873, Texas suffered under the carpetbag administration of Reconstructionist Governor E. J. Davis (the name and the stated conditions were about the only things authentic in this film) and his despotic state police commanded in John's City by Captain Jake Thornton. Two young men, Tom Cameron and Ray Novack, flee to the Big Bend area to escape persecution.... Read all

  • Director
    • Thomas Carr
  • Writers
    • Daniel Mainwaring
    • Clifton Adams
  • Stars
    • Wayne Morris
    • Jimmy Lydon
    • Beverly Garland
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    195
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Thomas Carr
    • Writers
      • Daniel Mainwaring
      • Clifton Adams
    • Stars
      • Wayne Morris
      • Jimmy Lydon
      • Beverly Garland
    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Wayne Morris
    Wayne Morris
    • Sam Garrett
    Jimmy Lydon
    Jimmy Lydon
    • Tom Cameron
    • (as James Lydon)
    Beverly Garland
    Beverly Garland
    • Laurie Bannerman
    Rayford Barnes
    Rayford Barnes
    • Ray Novak
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Paul Clayton…
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Captain Jake Thornton
    Roy Barcroft
    Roy Barcroft
    • Martin Novack
    John Dierkes
    John Dierkes
    • Police Sergeant
    Richard Shackleton
    • Pat Garner
    I. Stanford Jolley
    I. Stanford Jolley
    • Mr. Garner
    • (as Stanford Jolley)
    Richard Garland
    Richard Garland
    • Trooper
    • (as Charles Garland)
    Florence Lake
    Florence Lake
    • Mrs. Cameron
    Jimmie Booth
    • Trail Herder
    • (uncredited)
    Buck Bucko
    • Trail Herder
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Bucko
    Roy Bucko
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    George Eldredge
    George Eldredge
    • Mr. Bannerman
    • (uncredited)
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    • Mr. Cameron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Thomas Carr
    • Writers
      • Daniel Mainwaring
      • Clifton Adams
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    • Trivia
      The same script, derived from a novel by Clifton Adams and written by Daniel Mainwaring, was used four years later for Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958). Silvermine Productions made the original, which was distributed by Allied Artists Pictures. Allied both produced and distributed the new film itself in 1958.
    • Quotes

      The Crayton Twins, Paul: Did you run into anyone back along the trail?

      Tom Cameron: There's a lot of trails leading a lot of places - and a lot of strangers riding them who would like to keep on being strangers.

    • Connections
      Remade as Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)

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    Mainly for American western buffs

    As a French moviegoer, even if I have heard of the Civil War in USA, Quantrill, Jesse James, William - Billy the the Kid - Bonney, Calamity Jane and many other legends of the West, I had never heard of those Bluebellies in Texas corrupted administration. So this is rather complex for me to fully understand the context of this story. But it remains watchable, agreeable, thanks mainly to Wayne Morris. It is of course predictable ten miles in advance but it remains better than the previous Thomas Carr's B westerns, made in the early fifties. With this one, Thomas Carr improved his filmography, showed a bit more ambition, and it will continue after this one; for instance several westerns starring Joel Mc Crea and some famous western figures.
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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der graue Reiter
    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Silvermine Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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