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Old Los Angeles
“DARING DESPERADO - FIGHTING MARSHAL - WOMAN OF MYSTERY - MEXICAN SPITFIRE”
6.0 / 10• 1948• 1h 28m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Also known as California Outpost, Old Los Angeles stars Bill Elliot in one of his expanded-budget Republic "specials." The film is set during the early statehood days of California, with Elliot keeping the peace and warding off plunderers and marauders. As always, Elliot is a "peaceable man"--until he beats the tar out of those who rile him. The problem with Elliot's more expensive Republic vehicles is that action invariably took a back seat to plot, romance, costumes and decor. Within a year of Old Los Angeles, Elliot started a more austere, less prettified and far superior western series.
Cast & Crew
Bill Elliott
Bill Stockton
Lead
John Carroll
Johnny Morrell
Catherine McLeod
Marie Marlowe
Joseph Schildkraut
Luis Savarin
Andy Devine
Sam Bowie
Estelita Rodriguez
Estelita Del Rey
Virginia Brissac
Señora Del Rey
Grant Withers
Ed Luckner
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph Kane's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Old Los Angeles is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
