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The Desperado (1954)

NR · 1954-06-20 · 1h 20m · EN
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Sam Garrett was all bad...all killer...and always ready to prove it!

"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, who's on the run from the "Bluebellies," Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal iron fist of enforcement in the early 1870s. But quick-draw, hard-bitten Garrett soon decides not to take his own advice after young Cameron heads home to surrender - and instead gets framed for a revenge murder by a jealous rival for the affections of his girl.

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Thomas CarrDirector

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Wayne MorrisWayne MorrisSam GarrettJimmy LydonJimmy LydonTom CameronBeverly GarlandBeverly GarlandLaurie BannermanRayford BarnesRayford BarnesRay NovakDabbs GreerDabbs GreerU.S. Marshal Jim LangleyLee Van CleefLee Van CleefPaul Clayton/Buck ClaytonNestor PaivaNestor PaivaCaptain Jake ThorntonRoy BarcroftRoy BarcroftMartin NovakJohn DierkesJohn DierkesPolice SergeantRichard ShackletonRichard ShackletonPat GarnerI. Stanford JolleyI. Stanford JolleyMr. GarnerRichard GarlandRichard GarlandTrooper

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Genre affinityWesternTheme affinityTexasPacingShortDirector preference308856Actor preference204291 · 335043 · 203678Country preferenceUs

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What is The Desperado about?

"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, who's on the run from the "Bluebellies," Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal iron fist of enforcement in the early 1870s. But quick-draw, hard-bitten Garrett soon decides not to take his own advice after young Cameron heads home to surrender - and instead gets framed for a revenge murder by a jealous rival for the affections of his girl.

How long is The Desperado?

The Desperado has a runtime of 80 minutes.