The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
In this western, a young man tries to walk the straight and narrow, but he is impeded by his past. The trouble begins when the young fellow flees his family's Texas dirt farm and becomes an outlaw. He is advised by one of the desperadoes to return home. The boy does, and with hard work, makes the farm successful. Harvest time rolls around. He is just about to celebrate when the outlaws ride up and force him to help them pull a local bank job. He refuses and kills the gang leader and his brother. Meanwhile, the boy's past is revealed to the town banker. Seeing that he truly has gone straight, the banker forgives him. The boy marries and lives with his lovely bride upon his land.
Director:
Kurt Neumann
Writers:
Earle Snell, Kurt Neumann.
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Robert Arthur as Lonny Kesh |
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Kathleen Nolan as Alice Rutherford (as Kathy Nolan) |
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Rhys Williams as Jud Collins |
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Rhodes Reason as Frank Banner |
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Dave O'Brien as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown |
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Kelly Thordsen as Big Tobe Lapman |
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Mae Clarke as Jane Kesh |
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Robert Osterloh as Deputy Sheriff Mike Broome |
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William Challee as Tom Kesh |
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Carol Kelly as Hattie |
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Frank Sully as Carl Branch |
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Morris Ankrum as Mr. Rutherford |
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Dick Wessel as Hank Green (as Richard Wessel) |
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Dorothy Granger as Molly, Saloon Girl (as Dorothy Grainger) |
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Tod Griffin as Ranger |
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Nancy Evans as Mrs. Rutherford |
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Ann Stebbins as Girl |
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Byron Foulger as Jim Day |
| Sound | Al Overton Sr. | Sound |
| Art | James Harris | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonora Sabine | Hairdresser |
| Editing | Merrill G. White | Editorial Services |
| Directing | Violet McComas | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | John G. Holden | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Earle Snell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bennett Foster | Story |
| Directing | Kurt Neumann | Director |
| Writing | Kurt Neumann | Screenplay |
| Production | Kurt Neumann | Producer |
| Camera | John J. Mescall | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mowbray Berkeley | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | William A. Calihan Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bert Shefter | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Theobold Holsopple | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Dimmitt | Costumer |