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The Return of Desperado

  • TV Movie
  • 19881988
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
130
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POPULARITY
60,286
10,018
The Return of Desperado (1988)
Western
This second entry in the "Desperado" film series again follows Duell McCall, a wandering cowboy who's been framed for murder. He hides in a small town run by black folk who are trying to pro... Read allThis second entry in the "Desperado" film series again follows Duell McCall, a wandering cowboy who's been framed for murder. He hides in a small town run by black folk who are trying to protect themselves from a greedy landowner.This second entry in the "Desperado" film series again follows Duell McCall, a wandering cowboy who's been framed for murder. He hides in a small town run by black folk who are trying to protect themselves from a greedy landowner.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
130
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
60,286
10,018
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    • Director
      • E.W. Swackhamer
    • Writers
      • Charles Grant Craig
      • Elmore Leonard
      • John Mankiewicz(story)
    • Stars
      • John Barks
      • Vivian Bonnell
      • Charles Boswell
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    • Director
      • E.W. Swackhamer
    • Writers
      • Charles Grant Craig
      • Elmore Leonard
      • John Mankiewicz(story)
    • Stars
      • John Barks
      • Vivian Bonnell
      • Charles Boswell
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    From my first television movie. On NBC, Return of Deperado. The late great J.W. Swackammer directed this.
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    John Barks
    Vivian Bonnell
    Vivian Bonnell
    Charles Boswell
    Charles Boswell
    • Evans
    Greg Brinkley
    Vanessa Bell Calloway
    Vanessa Bell Calloway
    • Molly Pickett
    • (as Vanessa Bell)
    Radha Delamarter
    Rusty Dillen
    Robert Foxworth
    Robert Foxworth
    • Marcus Dryden
    Jerry Gardner
    Darlan Rusch Gathings
    Sam Gauny
    Hal Havins
    Hal Havins
    • Fletch
    Danny Kamin
    Danny Kamin
    • Sharkey
    • (as Daniel Tucker Kamin)
    Shelby Leverington
    Victor Love
    Victor Love
    • Nathaniel Pickett
    Alex McArthur
    • Duell McCall
    Ivy Price
    J. Jay Saunders
    J. Jay Saunders
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    • Director
      • E.W. Swackhamer
    • Writers
      • Charles Grant Craig
      • Elmore Leonard
      • John Mankiewicz(story)
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    Solid second outing for Alex McArthur!
    In this second of five made for television westerns Alex McArthur once again impresses as Duell McCall a wanted man who is searching for the witness who can prove he is NO murderer. McArthur does his usual fine job of playing McCall and that is what drives this film. The plot involves crooked law men and crimes for profit that are standard points in all these movies - but presents them in a refreshing way. Perhaps not the best in the series but certainly up to the usual high standard of action adventure that makes these TV films so enjoyable. Good story lines, good action and a great lead in the form of McArthur.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Desperado: A Town Called Beauty
    • Filming locations
      • Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walter Mirisch Productions
      • Charles E. Sellier Productions
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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