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Desperadoes of the West
Desperadoes of the West

Desperadoes of the West

Six-Guns Roar...and the west blazes with action as fearless ranchers hurl a challenge that rocks the frontier!

Genres

Western

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A group of ranchers, led by Colonel Arnold and Ward Gordon, are drilling an oil well but getting fierce opposition from an unknown gang of outlaws. Eastern promoter J.B."Dude" Dawson, is behind the gang as he is out to prevent the co-op members from striking oil before their lease expires, so he can secure the property for his company. When Ward, with the help of Arnold and his daughter Sally, arranges for a new driller to be brought in, the replacement man is killed and one of Dawson's men takes his place.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

167 mins

Rating

3.8/10

Release Date

02 August 1950

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tom Keene

Tom Keene

Ward Gordon

Judy Clark

Judy Clark

Sally Arnold

Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

Hacker

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

J.B. 'Dude' Dawson

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Rusty Steele

Lee Roberts

Lee Roberts

Larson

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Colonel Arnold

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Bowers

Hank Patterson

Hank Patterson

Hardrock Haggerty

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

Reed

Tom Steele

Tom Steele

Gregg

Sandy Sanders

Sandy Sanders

Kern [Ch. 3]

John Cason

John Cason

Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]

Guy Teague

Guy Teague

Jack [Ch. 6]

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Joe [Chs. 1, 12]

Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

Al (uncredited)

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