The Baron of Arizona (1950)

Directed by

Samuel Fuller

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A master forger uses false documents to try to claim ownership of the entire Arizona territory. The film follows his elaborate scheme in the late 19th century.

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What happens

The Baron of Arizona is a 1950 American independent Western film directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Vincent Price and Ellen Drew. The film concerns a master forger's attempted use of false documents to lay claim to the territory of Arizona late in the 19th century. It is based on the case of James Reavis, whose scheme came close to success, but many of the film's details are fictionalized. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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