Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)

Railroad surveyer Murphy goes after rustlers who murdered his father and brother. Along the way, he first arrests then teams up with outlaw Duryea who helps Murphy only to see how long the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesse Hibbs

Writers:

George Zuckerman (screenplay), D.D. Beauchamp (additional dialogue),

Stars:

Audie Murphy, Susan Cabot, Dan Duryea

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Audie Murphy	...	Clay O'Mara
Susan Cabot	...	Laurie Kenyon
Dan Duryea	...	Whitey Kincade
Abbe Lane	...	Kate
Russell Johnson	...	Jed Ringer
Paul Birch	...	Fred Kenyon
William Pullen	...	Tom Meredith
Jack Elam	...	Tim Lowerie
Denver Pyle	...	Reverend Moorehead

Storyline

Railroad surveyer Murphy goes after rustlers who murdered his father and brother. Along the way, he first arrests then teams up with outlaw Duryea who helps Murphy only to see how long the tenderfoot lasts. Outwitting several attempts on his life engineered by the crooked lawyer who set up his family, Murphy and a wounded Duryea face the gang. Duryea, wanted to protect Murphy and redeem himself, goes down shooting.

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Plot Keywords:

outlaw | railroad | fist fight | cowboy | saloon | 

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Taglines:

No one with a badge ever rides back from Diablo!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 1954 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The Breckenridge Story

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the ride from Diablo to Santiago, Clay has Whitey handcuffed. When they are ambushed. When Whitey's horse falls down, the rider puts his right hand down to break his fall, obviously no longer handcuffed.

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Quotes

Clay O'Mara: Any relation to the Lowery Gang?
Whitey Kincaid: No relation. This is them!

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Soundtracks

"Noche de Ronda"
Written by Maria Teresa Lara (uncredited)

User Reviews

This is a Great Movie

This is probably one of my top 3-4 favorite Audie Murphy movies, and I've seen about 20 of them--or about 50% of what he made. Dan Duryea as Whitey Kinkaid is a very interesting and amusing character who plays nicely off Audie's very credible performance. Russell Johnson (later the Professor on Gilligan's Island) as Jed Ringer and the lawyer and sheriff have some great lines that offset the B picture sets. All in all, this is a highly watchable movie, along with another Murphy/Duryea team-up, "Six Black Horses." Duryea and Murphy appeared together again in Jimmy Stewart's "Night Passage," but I like Ride Clear of Diablo and Horses better. Would pay $500 to have Audie's full filmography on DVD.