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6.1/10
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A honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him.A honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him.A honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him.
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
- Sgt. Tobe Sutton
- (as "Satchel" Paige)
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
- Gen. Marcos Castro
- (as Victor Mendoza)
Pedro Armendáriz
- Don Cipriano Castro
- (as Pedro Armendariz)
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- TriviaBoth Henry Fonda and Gregory Peck were first approached to star, but turned down the role. When Robert Mitchum came on board, he also served as executive producer.
- GoofsIn the final shootout, Martin Brady shoots six times with his six-gun. Then he walks over to his wounded horse and shoots it without reloading.
- Quotes
Helen Colton: What a pity then, that life is what we do, and not just what we feel.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Intelligence Men (1965)
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Robert Mitchum plays out the clash at the border between Mexico and the US
I give this movie an E for effort - Mitchum plays an American who had escaped to Mexico in his youth after a violent episode and has grown up working for the local bandits controlling that part of the country. When sent to a US border town to negotiate a weapons deal, he breaks his leg and spends enough time in he US to realize he could make a life for himself with a brighter future - of course things go wrong. Based on a novel by Tom Lea, a forgotten writer of westerns, and staring along with Robert Mitchum in the romantic triangle is Gary Merrill as the local cavalry boss and Julie London as his unhappy wife. What makes it all interesting is the fact that the movie never quite "jells"- Mitchum tries his best against a cast of grade B actors and his performance mostly works. The worst performance is from Julie London who not only is dressed incongruously but looks and acts like a robot. The scenery is spectacular and is the winner in this movie. Add the use of over the top music, and this movie presages the Spaghetti Western.
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- Apr 28, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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