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5.5/10   22 votes
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Director:
Lesley Selander
Writers:
Zane Grey (novel)
Norman Houston (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 April 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Western more
Tagline:
Flaming Guns... Flashing Hoofs... as knights of the sage-brush roar across the plains!
Plot:
Cowhand Ladd dances with cantina girl Estrella and has a part in shooting Sheriff Tyler. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Good old fashion western just getting beyond the old shoot'em up more (2 total)

Cast

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Victor Jory ... Gene Stewart
Jo Ann Sayers ... Madeline 'Majesty' Hammond
Russell Hayden ... Alfred 'Al' Hammond
Morris Ankrum ... Nat Hayworth
Noah Beery Jr. ... Poco - Stewart's Sidekick
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Bill Stillwell - Rancher
Ruth Rogers ... Florence 'Flo' Kingsley - Al's Girl
Tom Tyler ... Sheriff Tom Hawes
Rad Robinson ... Monty - Stilwell Ranch Hand
Eddie Dean ... Nels, Stillwell Hand
Esther Estrella ... Bonita - Adobe Saloon Girl

Alan Ladd ... Danny - Stillwell Ranch Hand
Georgia Ellis ... Helen - Majesty's Boston Pal (as Georgia Hawkins)
Earl Askam ... Sneed - Hawes' Deputy
Lucio Villegas ... Justice of the Peace Don Manuel
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Border Renegade (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
64 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #5955)
Filming Locations:
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Company:
Harry Sherman Productions more

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Remake of The Light of the Western Stars (1918) more

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Good old fashion western just getting beyond the old shoot'em up, 7 November 1999
7/10
Author: Tony-252 from USA

An entertaining movie just over the hump of the 30's shoot'em up westerns, taking on social values as alcoholism, race prejudice, and the basic frailties of man. Most westerns of this time were usually the White hat vs the Black hat and were rather simple. Victor Jory's character is basicly a good guy but had been a hired gun in Mexico and turned into a common drunk due to his conscience. He is saved by Jo Ann Sayers who won't give up on him and leads him on the path of righteousness. You can see from Victor Jory's performance (looks and mannerism's), although good, why he eventually took on the parts of villains. He made a better villain than a hero by just being himself, he had a natural sinister manner which projected on the screen.

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