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59% Critic Match
The Desperadoes
“Red-Blooded Action”
5.9 / 10• 1943• 1h 27m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Popular mailcoach driver Uncle Willie is in fact in league with the town's crooked banker. They plan to have the bank robbed after emptying it, and when Willie's choice for this doesn't show in time, he gets some local boys to do it. When his man does turn up he decides to stick around, as he is pals with the sheriff and also takes a shine to Willie's daughter Allison. This gives the bad men several new problems.
Cast & Crew
Randolph Scott
Sheriff Steve Upton
Lead
Claire Trevor
Countess Maletta
Glenn Ford
Cheyenne Rogers
Evelyn Keyes
Allison McLeod
Edgar Buchanan
Uncle Willie McLeod
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Nitro Rankin
Raymond Walburn
Judge Cameron
Porter Hall
Banker Clanton
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Vidor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Desperadoes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
