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The Desperado

NR

1954

80 minutes

Western

Overview

"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, who's on the run from the "Bluebellies," Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal iron fist of enforcement in the early 1870s. But quick-draw, hard-bitten Garrett soon decides not to take his own advice after young Cameron heads home to surrender - and instead gets framed for a revenge murder by a jealous rival for the affections of his girl.

Top Cast

Wayne Morris headshot

Wayne Morris

Sam Garrett

Jimmy Lydon headshot

Jimmy Lydon

Tom Cameron

Beverly Garland headshot

Beverly Garland

Laurie Bannerman

Rayford Barnes headshot

Rayford Barnes

Ray Novak

Dabbs Greer headshot

Dabbs Greer

U.S. Marshal Jim Langley

Lee Van Cleef headshot

Lee Van Cleef

Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton

Nestor Paiva headshot

Nestor Paiva

Captain Jake Thornton

Roy Barcroft headshot

Roy Barcroft

Martin Novak

John Dierkes headshot

John Dierkes

Police Sergeant

Richard Shackleton headshot

Richard Shackleton

Pat Garner

I. Stanford Jolley headshot

I. Stanford Jolley

Mr. Garner

Richard Garland headshot

Richard Garland

Trooper

Florence Lake headshot

Florence Lake

Mrs. Cameron

Harry Hayden headshot

Harry Hayden

Picnic Baskets Auctioneer

William Fawcett headshot

William Fawcett

Batender

Robert Shayne headshot

Robert Shayne

Attorney Wilson

Lyle Talbot headshot

Lyle Talbot

Judge