Wanted: Dead or Alive
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Wanted: Dead or Alive

Twin-gun Marshal drills home justice! to the whole brutal bunch!

10.0 / 10 1951 58mNR English
ActionWestern

Storyline

Taggart and his men are breaking wanted outlaws out of jail and then killing them for the reward money. Marshal's Whip, Jim, and Texas have a plan to trap the gang. Whip poses as a wanted outlaw while Jim joins Taggart's gang and helps break him out. But there is trouble when gang member Mike, wanting a bigger cut, double-crosses everyone.

Cast & Crew

Whip Wilson

Whip Wilson

Marshal Whip Wilson - Posing as Alan Mason

Lead
Fuzzy Knight

Fuzzy Knight

Texas - U. S. Marshal

Jim Bannon

Jim Bannon

U. S. Marshal Jim Bannon

Christine McIntyre

Christine McIntyre

'Spangles' Calhoun

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Sid Taggart - Gang Leader

Lane Bradford

Lane Bradford

'Utah' Grant - Henchman

Zon Murray

Zon Murray

Mike - Henchman

Marshall Reed

Marshall Reed

Sheriff Jeff

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thomas Carr's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. Wanted: Dead or Alive is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker