At the end of the Mexican-American War, a crooked U.S. Cavalry Captain and his men force a captive Mexican officer to sign the deeds to his vast lands and large hacienda over to the Captain.
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| Jim Davis | ... | Capt. Angus Clyde McKane | |
| Arleen Whelan | ... | Julie Johnson | |
| Faron Young | ... | Marshal Faron Young | |
| Marty Robbins | ... | Cpl. Timothy Boyle | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Sgt. Damon Pardee | |
| Louis Jean Heydt | ... | Judge Ward Young | |
| Harry Lauter | ... | Lt. Scott Johnson | |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | Sheriff | |
| Lawrence Dobkin | ... | Don Miguel Sebastian (as Larry Dobkin) | |
| Bill Coontz | ... | Turk | |
| Don Diamond | ... | Pepe | |
| Rick Vallin | ... | Burt (as Ric Vallon) | |
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Tom Hubbard | ... | Emmet |
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Following the Mexican-American War, a small group of discharged U. S. Cavalrymen, led by Angus McKane (Jim Davis), stays on in California after the war and, through treachery, seizes a Spanish land grant, thereby gaining control of a vast area of what became the states of Arizona and California. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Country:
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1 November 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Gun and the Gavel See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)Color:
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Although set in the years just after the Mexican War (1846-47) the US Army soldiers wore uniforms and equipment that weren't standard-issue until late in the Civil War (1861-65)--repeating rifles, breech-loading six-shooters, etc. The Mexican soldiers, however, appear to have the correct uniforms and equipment for the period. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Former Cavalry officer Jim Davis and fellow heavies Lee Van Cleef and Marty Robbins take control of a huge parcel of land following the Mexican American War, pushing the Mexican peasant farmers off the property given them by it's former owner, a General in the Mexican Army.
Raiders Of Old California looks a bit cheap but it's so hard-boiled and action packed that the low-budget doesn't hurt it all that much, though I wish country stars Robbins and Faron Young could have strummed and sang a few tunes.
Speaking of Young, he's pretty good as Davis' nemesis, a justice seeking U.S. Marshall. If he had been fifteen years older he could have been an excellent Saturday matinée western star.
Lee Van Cleef too has a pretty meaty role as Davis' number one henchman. Here he's just as mean, cold, and cruel as he is in later performances. This is essential viewing for Van Cleef fans.