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20/06/1954 Western 1h 20m
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Sam Garrett was all bad...all killer...and always ready to prove it!

Overview

"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, 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.

  1. Thomas Carr

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Wayne Morris

    Sam Garrett

  2. Jimmy Lydon

    Tom Cameron

  3. Beverly Garland

    Laurie Bannerman

  4. Rayford Barnes

    Ray Novak

  5. Dabbs Greer

    U.S. Marshal Jim Langley

  6. Lee Van Cleef

    Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton

  7. Nestor Paiva

    Captain Jake Thornton

  8. Roy Barcroft

    Martin Novak

  9. John Dierkes

    Police Sergeant

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2018-12-24
Blue Bellies Go Home!

The Desperado is directed by Thomas Carr and adapted to screenplay by Geoffrey Holmes from the novel written by Clifton Adams. It stars Wayne Morris, Jimmy Lydon, Beverly Garland, Rayford Barnes, Dabbs Greer and Lee Van Cleef. Music is by Raoul Kraushaar and cinematography by Joseph Novak.

"There is one dark and grim page in Texas history; it concerns the three years 1870 to 1873, during which Texans suffered and smouldered under the carpetbag administration of Governor E.J. Davis. Texas law was administered and enforced by a despotic organisation called the Texas...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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