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The Desperado (1954)

The Desperado poster
Directed by
Thomas Carr
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man with a secret past gets caught in a conflict between a powerful rancher and desperate local farmers. He must decide whether to stand aside or help his neighbors fight for their land.

classicstripped-downgrimmethodicalno-frillssolemnunhurried

What happens

The Desperado is a 1954 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Daniel Mainwaring. It is based on the 1950 novel The Desperado by Clifton Adams. The film stars Wayne Morris, Jimmy Lydon, Beverly Garland, Rayford Barnes, Dabbs Greer and Lee Van Cleef. It was released on June 20, 1954 by Allied Artists Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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