An American working on a ranch in the Amazon comes up against a gang of Brazilian bandits.An American working on a ranch in the Amazon comes up against a gang of Brazilian bandits.An American working on a ranch in the Amazon comes up against a gang of Brazilian bandits.
Bobby Diamond
- Stevie Dent - Sam's Nephew
- (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
- Spanish Tannery Man
- (uncredited)
Peter Ford
- Boy
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaSara Montiel was originally cast in the role of Teresa and filmed some sequences in Brazil's Matto Grosso jungle. There are stills where she is seen handling a big snake, possibly an anaconda, along with Glenn Ford, Cesar Romero and others in the cast. In her 2000 autobiography, Sara relates how the production ran out of money and everybody was sent back to Hollywood with canceled contracts. Months later, she was called to resume filming but by then she had signed with Warner Bros. and could not finish the film. She was replaced by Abbe Lane and her scenes were re-shot.
- GoofsThe language of Brazil is Portuguese, yet every "native" in this movie either speaks Spanish or a terrible mix of the two.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Stevie: Pa, how far is Brazil?
Barney Dent: That's a long way away, Stevie - clear across the world.
Daughter: Is it as far as Amarillo?
Barney Dent: Yeah, farther!
Stevie: Why are our bulls going to Brazil?
Barney Dent: Because we sold 'em to a rancher down there.
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Range war in the Amazon
After delivering his prize bulls from Texas to a mysterious buyer in the Amazon, Glen Ford is reluctantly drawn into a dispute between a wealthy rancher, a beautiful women, homesteaders and Brazilian bandits. A vintage performance by Ford is complemented by Cesar Romero, as the bandit "El Gato." The sexy Abbe Lane pulls off a song in the middle of the movie that showcases her then husband, Xavier Cugat's, Latin score. Americans in the 1950's were fascinated with the Amazon, one of North America's last frontiers. With some great second unit wildlife shots, this is not Monument Valley. If you can enjoy an old time western, with its stoic hero and sharp moral choices, set in 1950's Brazil, then this one is for you.
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- Feb 15, 2005
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,250,000
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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