Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
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Robert Taylor | ... |
Rio
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Ava Gardner | ... |
Cordelia Cameron
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Howard Keel | ... |
King Cameron
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Anthony Quinn | ... |
José Esqueda
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Kurt Kasznar | ... |
Father Antonio
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Ted de Corsia | ... |
Sheriff Parker
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Charlita | ... |
Singer
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Jack Elam | ... |
Barton
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Walter Baldwin | ... |
Adam Smith
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Joe Dominguez | ... |
Vincente
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Frank McGrath | ... |
Pete
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Charles Stevens | ... |
Vaquero
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Rex Lease | ... |
Deputy
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Tom Greenway | ... |
Deputy
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Stanley Andrews | ... |
Gen. Sheridan (uncredited)
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Arthur Berkeley | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Monte Blue | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Harry Brown | ... |
Pianist (uncredited)
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Archie Butler | ... |
Bandit (uncredited)
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John Call | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Jess Cavin | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Gene Coogan | ... |
Bandit (uncredited)
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Italia DeNubila | ... |
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Bobby Diamond | ... |
Boy with Circular (uncredited)
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Kay English | ... |
Woman in Park (uncredited)
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Paul Fierro | ... |
Valero (uncredited)
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Jimmie Fox | ... |
Storekeeper (uncredited)
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Paul Gustine | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Frank Hagney | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Maria Haro | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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James Harrison | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Al Haskell | ... |
Bandit (uncredited)
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Jim Hayward | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Percy Helton | ... |
Storekeeper (uncredited)
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Jack Hendricks | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Stuart Holmes | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Norman Leavitt | ... |
Dentist (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Lew Morphy | ... |
Bandit (uncredited)
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Charles Morton | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Movita | ... |
Hussy (uncredited)
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Joe Phillips | ... |
Bandit (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Joey Ray | ... |
First Roulette Croupier (uncredited)
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Pedro Regas | ... |
Comrade (uncredited)
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Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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Almira Sessions | ... |
Woman in Bank (uncredited)
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Clint Sharp | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Robert R. Stephenson | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jack Tornek | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Philip Van Zandt | ... |
Second Roulette Croupier (uncredited)
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Emmett Vogan | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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George W. Watkins | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Wilson Wood | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Farrow |
Written by
Frank Fenton | ... | (screen play) |
John Farrow | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Stephen Ames | ... | producer |
Music by
Bronislau Kaper |
Cinematography by
Robert Surtees | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Harold F. Kress |
Editorial Department
Alvord Eiseman | ... | color consultant |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons | ||
Arthur Lonergan |
Set Decoration by
Fred M. MacLean | ... | (as Fred MacLean) |
Edwin B. Willis |
Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett |
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup creator |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Thorpe | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Archie Butler | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Henry Wills | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Terry Wilson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
John Schmidt | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
Samuel Albert | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Alex Alexander | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
José Barroso | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Gus Bivona | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
John Cave | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
David Crocov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) / violin (uncredited) |
Vincent de Rubertis | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jakob Gimpel | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Saul Grant | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Sol Kindler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Jack Marshall | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Lisa Minghetti | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Mel Pedesky | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
Lou Raderman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Milton Raskin | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Hans Sommer | ... | conductor (uncredited) / musician: piano (uncredited) |
Eunice Wennermark | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Si Zentner | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Jim Merrick | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (France) (theatrical)
- Hafbo (1954) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- TCM Cinema (2022) (France) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- White Pearl Movies (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Esqueda, an outlaw, attempts to force settlers King and Cordelia Cameron out of his territory. Esqueda's mother raised Rio as her own. Rio has loyalty to Esqueda but also feels the settlers should be able to stay. A showdown between the two raised as brothers is unavoidable.
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Budget | $1,128,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | According to Mia Farrow's book, "What Falls Away," her father John Farrow and Ava Gardner were having an affair during filming in 1953. Mia married Gardner's ex-husband Frank Sinatra in 1966. See more » |
Goofs | When Jose throws a knife closely past Barton's head, the knife zips past Jose before his arm finishes the throwing motion. This is probably because the knife was either mechanically propelled or thrown by an off-screen expert to make the stunt safer than it would be if the actor had thrown the knife. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994). See more » |
Quotes |
Jose Esqueda:
The strong will fight the strong, Señora, for possession of the weak. You see, it's not a personal matter at all. Cordelia Cameron: And the meek shall never inherit the earth. Jose Esqueda: Only six feet of it, Señora. See more » |