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Director:
Roger Corman
Writer:
R. Wright Campbell (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 April 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
Kiss for kiss! Bullet for bullet!
Plot:
During the Civil War, five condemned Southern prisoners are plucked off Death Row and promised pardons... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A Dirty Dozen prototype out West more (8 total)

Cast

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John Lund ... Govern Sturges
Dorothy Malone ... Shalee

Mike Connors ... Hale Clinton (as Touch Connors)
R. Wright Campbell ... John Candy (as Bob Campbell)
Jonathan Haze ... Billy Candy (as Jonathon Haze)
Paul Birch ... J.C. Haggard
James Stone ... Uncle Mime
Jack Ingram ... Jethro
Larry Thor ... Confederate Captain
Jack Bohrer
Lionel C. Place (as Lionel Place)
William Taylor
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Runtime:
Spain:74 min | USA:78 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Pathécolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Spain:T | UK:PG (video rating) (2005) | UK:U (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Palo Alto Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
James Sikking's film debut. more
Quotes:
Hale Clinton: You sure got one idea on your mind, Govern. You can't get your mind off that gold, can you?
Govern Sturges: You get your mind on too many things, you wind up with nothin'.
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Movie Connections:
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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A Dirty Dozen prototype out West, 6 June 2002
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Author: lorenellroy from United Kingdom

This was Roger Corman's directorial debut and was a good indication of his ability to produce a brisk formula movie although it is also clear that the Western was not his real forte and that it was not until he turned to genres more suited to the youth exploitation market that he really found his niche.It is not without significance that in The Variety Book of Movie Lists neither Joe Dante or Martin Scorsese who contribute "Best of Roger Corman" lists mention any of his Westerns . The movie under review here is a version of the theme he returned to in a Second World War setting in The Secret Invasion and was used by Robert Aldrich for the bigger budget extravaganza The Dirty Dozen-this time given an American civil war setting.Five men are recruited from the criminal element to rescue confederate gold and apprehend a traitor.One is not however what he seems .The group is riven by internal tensions especially when waiting for the stage bringing their prey to a way station inhabited by Dorothy Malone and James Stone as her alcoholic and cowardly uncle .The group disintegrates and turns on their leader as played by John Lund

Good performances especially by Paul Birch(not the Lambchop and solo alternative country genius)as the grizzled veteran J.C

It is crudely done but never outstays its welcome

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