Skrupellos (1956)
1861, kurz vor dem Ausbruch des Bürgerkriegs, zu einer Zeit, als sich die Einwohnerschaft zwischen Anhängern des konföderierten Südens und denen der nördlichen Unionsstaaten spaltet: Der aus dem Süden stammende Geschäftsmann Owen gewinnt in einem Saloon in Denver, bei einem Pokerspiel, ein Hotel samt Belegschaft. Dort lernt er die reizende Ann Merry kennen, die in der Stadt ein Bekleidungsgeschäft eröffnen möchte und sich sofort in Owen verliebt. Auch die hübsche Boston, welche im Hotel arbeitet, verliebt sich auf Anhieb in den neuen Besitzer. Doch Owen hat ganz andere Pläne. Ihm geht es vor allem um das Gold der Eidgenossen der Stadt, was ihn auch hierher gelockt hat. Es geht um Gold und Macht und nur eventuell um Liebe.
Der Regisseur:
Jacques Tourneur
Der Autor:
Lesser Samuels
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Robert Stack as Owen Pentecost |
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Virginia Mayo as Ann Merry Alaine |
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Ruth Roman as Boston Grant |
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Alex Nicol as Captain Stephen Kirby |
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Raymond Burr as Jumbo Means |
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Leo Gordon as Zeff Masterson |
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Regis Toomey as Father Murphy |
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Carleton Young as Col. Gibson |
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Donald MacDonald as Gary John Lawford |
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Kermit Maynard as Southern Sympathizer (uncredited) |
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Paul McGuire as Saloon Waiter (uncredited) |
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Burt Mustin as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Cap Somers as Miner (uncredited) |
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Dan White as Rogers (uncredited) |
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Lane Chandler as Northern Loyalist (uncredited) |
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Ben Corbett as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Duke Fishman as Miner (uncredited) |
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Al Haskell as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Jack Kenny as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Kowall as Mower - Norther Loyalist (uncredited) |
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Pierce Lyden as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Dennis Moore as Townsman (uncredited) |
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William Phipps as Ralston (uncredited) |
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Robert Robinson as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Buddy Roosevelt as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Syd Saylor as Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) |
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Sailor Vincent as Barfly (uncredited) |
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George D. Wallace as Jack Lawford (uncredited) |
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Peter Whitney as Phil the Cannibal (uncredited) |
| Writing | Robert Hardy Andrews | Novel |
| Directing | Jacques Tourneur | Director |
| Production | Cliff P. Broughton | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Edmund Grainger | Producer |
| Sound | Leith Stevens | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Editing | Harry Marker | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Sound | John C. Grubb | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Burch | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | James E. Casey | Assistant Director |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annabell Levy | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Lesser Samuels | Screenplay |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
