One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the ... See full summary »

Director:

Marlon Brando

Writers:

Guy Trosper (screenplay), Calder Willingham (screenplay),

Stars:

Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marlon Brando	...	Rio
Karl Malden	...	Sheriff Dad Longworth
Katy Jurado	...	Maria Longworth
Ben Johnson	...	Bob Amory
Slim Pickens	...	Deputy Lon Dedrick
Larry Duran	...	Chico Modesto
Sam Gilman	...	Harvey Johnson
Timothy Carey	...	Howard Tetley
Miriam Colon	...	Redhead
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Carvey (as Elisha Cook)
Rodolfo Acosta	...	Mexican Rurale Captain (as Rudolph Acosta)
Joan Petrone	...	Flower Girl
Tom Webb	...	Farmer's Son
Ray Teal	...	Barney
John Dierkes	...	Chet

Storyline

Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.

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Plot Keywords:

stolen gold | revenge | mexico | gold | escape | 

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Taglines:

NOW THE SCREEN ACHIEVES SURPASSING GREATNESS! (original ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 March 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

El rostro impenetrable

Filming Locations:

Big Sur, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pennebaker Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marlon Brando's original cut of the movie was over five hours long.

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Goofs

The glass tankards that the party-goers drink from in the fiesta (c.56 minutes) are of a design first produced around the 1920s.

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Quotes

Louisa: You think that to kill him, will make you a man?
Rio: Well, I don't know 'bout that. But I know that I thought about him every day for five years. And that was the only thing that kept me going.

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Connections

Referenced in Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers (1977)

User Reviews

a must see for Brando fans

This film is essential viewing for Brando fans. Brando directs for the only time . Working from a script that is in part based on the legend of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Brando interweaves themes of betrayal, revenge and hypocrisy into something strangely hypnotic and real. Particularly effective in this respect is the scene with Karl Malden and Brando on the outskirts of Monterey where the two sit reminiscing amusingly about their past together and the viewer is left wondering if at any moment the two of them might end up blowing each others heads off. The other key to this film is setting it on the west coast of California thereby giving it a feel and rhythm that is unique to the western genre. All in all a greatly neglected treasure.