Beau Bandit (1930)
ActionAdventureWesternRomanceComedy
Mexican-bandit Montero and his deaf-mute sidekick Coloso are being pursued through the sand-dunes of southern Arizona by lawman Bob-Cat Manners and his posse. Montero has intentions of robbing the bank owned by skinflint Lucius Perkins, but is sidetracked by the attractions of singing-teacher Helen Wardell. He learns that Perkins has marital designs on Helen and holds the mortgage on her ranch. But Helen is in love with Bill Howard. Perkins offers Montero money to kill his rival.
Director:
Lambert Hillyer
Writer:
Wallace Smith
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Rod La Rocque as Montero |
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Doris Kenyon as Helen Wardell |
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Mitchell Lewis as Colosso |
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Tom Keene as Bill Howard |
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Walter Long as Bobcat |
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Charles Middleton as Lucius J. Perkins |
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James Donlan as Buck |
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Charles Brinley as Slim - Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Ken Cooper as Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Ben Corbett as Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Bob Erickson as Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Barney Furey as Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Buff Jones as Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Ed Jones as Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Bill Patton as Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Hank Potts as Posse Member (uncredited) |
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Walt Robbins as Posse Member (uncredited) |
| Camera | Jack MacKenzie | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Art | Max Rée | Art Direction |
| Sound | Clarence M. Wickes | Sound |
| Directing | Lambert Hillyer | Director |
| Writing | Wallace Smith | Story |
| Writing | Wallace Smith | Screenplay |