The Desperados (The Desperadoes)
A no-holds-barred bar room brawl, horse stampede, gun fighting, big-budget Western.
When Cheyenne Rogers (Glenn Ford), a hunted gunman, rides into Red Valley, he meets and falls in love with Allison MacLeod (Evelyn Keyes).
Trying to go straight, Cheyenne is enmeshed in a web of intrigue and killing that leads him to the brink of a lynching. Escaping with Sheriff Upton's (Randolph Scott) help, he returns to Red Valley long enough to learn about the underhanded dealings of some of the town's supposedly respectable citizens.
With the sheriff jailed for his part in Cheyenne's escape, the gunman returns amid the thundering of a wild horse stampede to free him and clean up the lawlessness of Red Valley.
The Desperadoes was Columbia's first Technicolor feature film.
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A Better Than Average Western - bwod
Made on location in Utah, filmed in Technicolor, directed by Charles Vidor (Gilda), starring Randolph Scott and Glenn Ford, this is a classic western which is gripping from start to finish.
Definitely worth a look if you're a fan of the genre. I give it two thumbs up.Light 'n Easy - MovieLover5
Not a bad classic western, at least it keeps you watching even if you know how it's going to unfold. Glenn Ford and Randolph Scott are the good guys in this one although their characters both have sketchy backgrounds. There's an exciting horse stampede that shows how it was done in the days long before CGI, when stuntmen earned their pay!If you liked 3:10 to Yuma and the like, you'll like this one - Aviendha
I had never heard of Randolph Scott or Glenn Ford before although I've now learned that my mom used to watch all their movies! They were quite the movie hunks in their day, weren't they! I really enjoyed this movie. If you like the "bad boy trying to reform and start a new life" kind of thing, then you'll like this movie. Even if you don't normally like Westerns, I think you'll still like this movie.
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A Better Than Average Western - bwod
Made on location in Utah, filmed in Technicolor, directed by Charles Vidor (Gilda), starring Randolph Scott and Glenn Ford, this is a classic western which is gripping from start to finish.
Definitely worth a look if you're a fan of the genre. I give it ...Light 'n Easy - MovieLover5
Not a bad classic western, at least it keeps you watching even if you know how it's going to unfold. Glenn Ford and Randolph Scott are the good guys in this one although their characters both have sketchy backgrounds. There's an exciting horse stampede that ...If you liked 3:10 to Yuma and the like, you'll like this one - Aviendha
I had never heard of Randolph Scott or Glenn Ford before although I've now learned that my mom used to watch all their movies! They were quite the movie hunks in their day, weren't they! I really enjoyed this movie. If you like the "bad boy trying to reform ...