The Desperado

1954

80 min

6.6

Ends at

"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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Western

Director

Thomas Carr

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Wayne Morris

Jimmy Lydon

Beverly Garland

Rayford Barnes

Dabbs Greer

Lee Van Cleef

Nestor Paiva

Roy Barcroft

John Dierkes

Richard Shackleton

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The Desperado

"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.

  • Wayne Morris

  • Jimmy Lydon

  • Beverly Garland

  • Rayford Barnes

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