The Desperado (1954)

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7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Thomas Carr

Starring (View all)

Wayne Morris
Sam Garrett

Jimmy Lydon
Tom Cameron

Beverly Garland
Laurie Bannerman

Rayford Barnes
Ray Novak

Dabbs Greer
U.S. Marshal Jim Langley

Lee Van Cleef
Paul Clayton / Buck Clayton

Nestor Paiva
Captain Jake Thornton

Roy Barcroft
Martin Novack

Written by

Daniel Mainwaring
(as Geoffrey Homes)

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Description: From 1870 to 1873, Texas suffered under the carpetbag administration of Reconstructionist Governor E. J. Davis (the name and the stated conditions were about the only things authentic in this film) and his despotic state police commanded in John's City by Captain Jake Thornton. Two young men, Tom Cameron and Ray Novack, flee to the Big Bend area to escape persecution. Ray pretends to be Tom's friend but actually hates him because he is madly jealous that Laura Bannerman is to become Tom's wife. They join forces with Sam Garrett, a killer with a price on his head. Ray tries to kill Garret to collect the reward, but Tom saves Garr ... (more)

Release date: 20 June 1954