The Desperado (1954)
"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.
Director:
Thomas Carr
Writer:
Daniel Mainwaring
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Wayne Morris as Sam Garrett |
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Jimmy Lydon as Tom Cameron |
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Beverly Garland as Laurie Bannerman |
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Rayford Barnes as Ray Novak |
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Dabbs Greer as U.S. Marshal Jim Langley |
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Lee Van Cleef as Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton |
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Nestor Paiva as Captain Jake Thornton |
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Roy Barcroft as Martin Novak |
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John Dierkes as Police Sergeant |
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Richard Shackleton as Pat Garner |
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I. Stanford Jolley as Mr. Garner |
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Richard Garland as Trooper |
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Florence Lake as Mrs. Cameron |
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Harry Hayden as Picnic Baskets Auctioneer |
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William Fawcett as Batender |
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Robert Shayne as Attorney Wilson |
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Lyle Talbot as Judge |
| Sound | Raoul Kraushaar | Music |
| Directing | Thomas Carr | Director |
| Writing | Clifton Adams | Novel |
| Writing | Daniel Mainwaring | Screenplay |
