Arizona Raiders (1965)

Murphy plays an ex-Quantrill's Raider who's released from jail with buddy Cooper to be deputized as Arizona Rangers in order to hunt down the remnant of the gang, rumored to he hiding out ... See full summary »

Director:

William Witney

Writers:

Alex Gottlieb (screenplay), Mary Willingham (screenplay),

Stars:

Audie Murphy, Michael Dante, Ben Cooper

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Audie Murphy	...	Clint Stewart
Michael Dante	...	Brady
Ben Cooper	...	Willie Martin
Buster Crabbe	...	Capt. Tom Andrews
Gloria Talbott	...	Martina
Ray Stricklyn	...	Danny Bonner
George Keymas	...	Montana Smith
Fred Krone	...	Matt Edwards
Willard W. Willingham	...	Eddie (as Willard Willingham)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan	...	Tex (as Red Morgan)
Fred Graham	...	Quantrell

Storyline

Murphy plays an ex-Quantrill's Raider who's released from jail with buddy Cooper to be deputized as Arizona Rangers in order to hunt down the remnant of the gang, rumored to he hiding out in a town "neer dee border" in the words of the loose-lipped saloon dancer. The goons are found hiding in an Indian mission. Murphy and Cooper pretend to want to rejoin the gang, but the bad guys catch on and brutally beat Cooper, who protects Murphy's true sentiments to the death.

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Plot Keywords:

ranger | arizona | saloon | repeating rifle | u.s. cavalry | 

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Taglines:

Audie Murphy as a new kind of action-man... Raider-turned-Ranger!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Goldtransport durch Arizona

Filming Locations:

Cortaro, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Robert E. Kent Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 97 min (Encore-Westerns Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The film moves from Texas to Arizona in 1866. The first town mentioned in Tombstone. Tombstone wasn't founded until 1879 two years after Ed Scheifflin made the silver strike that named the town and 13 years after the period in which the film is set.

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Quotes

Willie Martin: Well, nobody cares much when you're on the losing side.
Capt. Tom Andrews: I respect a good soldier no matter what the color of his uniform.

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Connections

Remake of The Texas Rangers (1951)

User Reviews

Sometimes good guys don't stand a chance.

This mid '60s western has the look of a mid '50s release. After being sentenced to 20 years hard labor for crimes while riding with the Quantrell's Raiders, a young confederate hero(Audie Murphy)is offered an unconditional pardon if he will help round up the remnants of the notorious gang that is still terrorizing Arizona Territory. The gang has kidnapped an attractive daughter of an Indian Chief. The Chief and some of his braves help Murphy capture and break up the renegade Raiders. With the mission completed, Murphy rides away continuing his new career as an Arizona Ranger.

No real surprises, just feel good cowboy shoot 'em up. And its good to see the Indians team up with the good guys this time out.

Supporting cast includes veteran actor Buster Crabbe along with the attractive Gloria Talbot, "Red" Morgan, Ben Cooper, Michael Dante and Fred Graham.