Et tournent les chevaux de bois (1947)
Lucky Gagin débarque à San Pablo, petit village du Nouveau-Mexique, avec la ferme intention de venger la mort de son ami Shorty Thomson, et pour cela recherche un certain Frank Hugo, caïd local. Déjà sur place, Retz, un agent fédéral, le dissuade d'interférer. Gagin se lie d'amitié avec quelques locaux, dont Pancho, qui tient un manège, et la belle Pila qui le suit partout, fascinée... A San Pablo, la fiesta bat son plein alors qu'on s'apprête à brûler Zozobra, dieu de la malchance.
Directeur:
Robert Montgomery
écrivains:
Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer.
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Robert Montgomery as Lucky Gagin |
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Wanda Hendrix as Pila |
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Andrea King as Marjorie Lundeen |
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Thomas Gomez as Pancho |
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Fred Clark as Frank Hugo |
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Art Smith as Bill Retz |
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Richard Gaines as Jonathan |
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Rita Conde as Carla |
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Iris Flores as Maria |
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Tito Renaldo as Bellboy |
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Grandon Rhodes as Mr. Edison |
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Martín Garralaga as Barkeeper |
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Edward Earle as Locke |
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Harold Goodwin as Red |
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Maria Cortez as Elevator Girl |
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Paul Bryar as Policeman (uncredited) |
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John Doucette as Thug (uncredited) |
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Robert Cabal as Muchaho (uncredited) |
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Julian Rivero as Mexican Man (uncredited) |
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Charles Stevens as Drunk Mexican (uncredited) |
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Roque Ybarra Jr. as Mexican Boy (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dorothy B. Hughes | Novel |
| Directing | Robert Montgomery | Director |
| Writing | Charles Lederer | Screenplay |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Art Direction |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound Designer |
| Directing | John Sherwood | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jack A. Bolger, Jr. | Sound Designer |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |
| Production | Joan Harrison | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Editing | Ralph Dawson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Wood | Costume Design |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |