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Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Earl Bellamy
Neville Brand
James Drury
Doug Mcclure
Peter Brown
William Smith
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Forced to leave a Western town for gambling with loaded dice, a young maverick cowboy named Trampas makes his way to the Shiloh Ranch and asks the ramrod for a job. Happy to oblige, the ramrod sends Trampas on his first cattle drive and then assigns him to join three other cowhands in transporting a prize bull from a Mexican village back to the Shiloh Ranch. During a return stopover in Laredo, Trampas becomes enamored of Carmelita Flanagan, a saloon owner who is also being eyed by three Texas Rangers, Chad, Reese, and Riley. The rivalry over Carmelita leads to a series of brawls that ends only when Ranger boss Captain Parmalee sends his three men to hunt down a gang of bandits at the Mexican border. With Trampas tagging along, the Rangers happen upon a train that has been robbed. Discovering that an infant is the only survivor, the men stop for milk at a cantina owned by Mama Delores, a fiery widow who has long been trying to get Reese to marry her. During their stay Yaqui Indians attack the village, and a trainman's uniform is found on one of the dead Indians. Certain that the Yaquis robbed the train, the four men investigate Captain Estrada, an officer in the Mexican patrol who secretly has been supplying the Indians with guns. Discovering a new shipment of firearms, the Rangers and Trampas stuff the muzzles with lead before being captured by the Yaquis. They then persuade Captain Estrada to execute them by firing squad and watch with enormous satisfaction as the rifles explode in the faces of the firing squad. Afterwards, Estrada is stabbed by the Indians for selling them faulty guns, and the Rangers and Trampas escape. The adventure over, Trampas bids farewell to the Rangers, smiles goodby to Carmelita, and heads back to Shiloh with the prize bull.
Director
Earl Bellamy
Cast
Neville Brand
James Drury
Doug Mcclure
Peter Brown
William Smith
Philip Carey
Ida Lupino
Rhonda Fleming
Fernando Lamas
Royal Dano
Gary Clarke
Randy Boone
L. Q. Jones
Carol Byron
Ross Elliott
Hal Baylor
George Savalas
Alberto Morin
Teresa Terry
Priscilla Garcia
Ruben Moreno
Crew
Robert R. Bertrand
Borden Chase
Earl Crain Jr.
Carter Dehaven Iii
Oliver Emert
Larry Germain
Andrew Jackson
Howard E. Johnson
Henry Kline
Richard H. Kline
Jack Marshall
Michael R. Mcadam
John Mccarthy Jr.
Perry Murdock
David J. O'connell
George Patrick
John L. Russell
James M. Walters Sr.
James M. Walters Jr.
Waldon O. Watson
Bud Westmore
Frank H. Wilkinson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
This movie is composed of the first episode of "Virginian, The" (1962) and a snippet of the "Laredo" (1965) episode "Three's Company".
Notes
Made from excerpts from "Laredo" and "The Virginian," including We've Lost a Train, an episode from "The Virginian" telecast on NBC April 21, 1965 (c18 April 1965; LP32266).
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer May 26, 1969
Originally an episode from the television series "The Virginian" entitled "We've Lost a Train." Also contains additional footage from the series "Laredo."
Released in United States Summer May 26, 1969
