20 Mule Team (1940)It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition. The only thing that will save the company is a new deposit of ... See full summary » Director:Richard Thorpe |
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Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
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Leo Carrillo | ... |
Piute Pete
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Marjorie Rambeau | ... |
Josie Johnson
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Joan Johnson
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Stag Roper
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Mitch
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Berton Churchill | ... |
'Jackass' Brown
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Arthur Hohl | ... |
Salters
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Clem Bevans | ... |
Chuckawalla
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Charles Halton | ... |
Henry Adams
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Minor Watson | ... |
Marshal
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Oscar O'Shea | ... |
Train Conductor
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Lloyd Ingraham | ... |
Stockholder
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It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition. The only thing that will save the company is a new deposit of high grade Borax, and Bill has a pouch of it that he got from a dead prospector that he buried on the road. Roper knows the value of the strike could be worth millions, but he needs Bill to find the prospectors' claim so they can record it and become rich partners. While Roper has no intention of cutting Bill in on the millions, he also has his eye on young Jean. Josie sees Roper for the scalawag that his is and it means trouble in Furnace Flat. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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Beery . . . a whip-totin' . . . gun-blazin' son of a coyote . . . from the orneriest end of the desert! See more »Genres:
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3 May 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Aavikon salaisuus See more »Company Credits
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Piute Pete: Pretty soon wind comes some more, blow sand off and coyotes dig him up just the same.
Skinner Bill Bragg: Ain't you got no respect? It's the idea of the thing. Now get to scratching.
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Skinner Bill Bragg: Let's scratch some sand over him and keep the buzzards from picking him to pieces.Piute Pete: Pretty soon wind comes some more, blow sand off and coyotes dig him up just the same.
Skinner Bill Bragg: Ain't you got no respect? It's the idea of the thing. Now get to scratching.
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I agree completely that Beery's westerns deserve reassessment. All reviews are, of course, subjective so w/ that said, I stand up and cheer for this movie. It may be "formula" but that don't mean it's just another western (didn't I hear somewhere that there are really only seven basic plots anyway?).. Beery as a western hero is like no other: big, brawling, boozing, foolish, canny, tougher than leather, dedicated, out for himself, loyal to his friends, don't ever mistreat the weak in his presence, funny as hell, and, you know it, mighty darn good with a gun. And Leo Carrillo is the perfect partner/sidekick. Yeah, the plot focus could've easily been gold or silver, or even oil--happens to be borax in Death Valley and Beery & Carrillo are muleskinners. It's how the story is told. This movie's a humdinger. BEERY's WESTERNS DESERVE TO BE ON DVD! Oh yes--and Tugboat Annie, Min and Bill, Stablemates, Hell Divers........