The Desperado

1h 20m 1954
The Desperado

Brief Synopsis

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In Texas, during the 1870-1873 carpetbag administration of Governor E. J. Davis, the law is enforced by a brutal, despotic organization called the Texas State Police, known as the "Bluebellies." As part of a campaign to vote Davis out of office, the citizens of John's City hold meetings which are frequently broken up by the Bluebellies. Young Tom Cameron and his friend Ray Novack, son of the former sheriff, are suspected of having blown up the...

Cast & Crew

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Thomas Carr

Director

Wayne Morris

Sam Garrett

James Lydon

Tom Cameron

Beverly Garland

Laurie Bannerman

Rayford Barnes

Ray Novack

Dabbs Greer

Jim Langley

Film Details

Genre
Action
Western
Release Date
Jun 20, 1954
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Allied Artists Pictures Corp.; Silvermine Productions Co.
Distribution Company
Allied Artists Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based upon a novel by Clifton Adams (New York, 1950).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

In post-Civil War Texas, a young gunslinger teams up with a fugitive gunfighter to seek revenge on his former partner.

Director

Thomas Carr

Director

Cast

Wayne Morris

Sam Garrett

James Lydon

Tom Cameron

Beverly Garland

Laurie Bannerman

Rayford Barnes

Ray Novack

Dabbs Greer

Jim Langley

Lee Van Cleef

Paul Creyton/Buck Creyton

Nestor Paiva

Capt. Thornton

Roy Barcroft

Martin Novack

John Dierkes

Sgt. Rafferty

Richard Shackleton

Pat Garner

Stanford Jolley

Mr. Garner

Charles Garland

Trooper

Florence Lake

Mrs. Cameron

John Eldredge

Tom's father

Robert Shayne

Prosecutor

Lyle Talbot

Judge

George Eldredge

Laurie's father

Crew

Mary Chaffee

Set Construction

Vincent M. Fennelly

Producer

Sam Fields

Film Editor

Geoffrey Homes

Screenwriter

John K. Kean

Recording Engineer

Raoul Kraushaar

Music

Ray Mercer

Special Effects

Joseph M. Novak

Director of Photography

Stanley Price

Dial Supervisor

Melville Shyer

Assistant Director

Vincent A. Taylor

Set Decoration

James West

Art Director

Film Details

Genre
Action
Western
Release Date
Jun 20, 1954
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Allied Artists Pictures Corp.; Silvermine Productions Co.
Distribution Company
Allied Artists Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based upon a novel by Clifton Adams (New York, 1950).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Edmund Jackson Davis (1827-1883), was a former Union Army officer who won the governorship of Texas in the closely disputed election of 1869. Among the controversial programs backed by his administration was the use of State Police to institute law and order and the restoration of a state militia. The measure encountered strong attacks from both Republican and Democratic opponents and added to the controversy that surrounded Reconstruction in Texas. Davis was defeated in December 1973 by Richard Coke, by a two-to-one margin. A modern source adds Reed Howes, Stanley Price and William Fawcett to the cast.

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