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Director
  
Fred C. Brannon

Music director
  
Stanley Wilson

Producer
  
Franklin Adreon

Writer
  
Ronald Davidson

Language
  
English

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Western

Screenplay
  
Ronald Davidson

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

Desperadoes of the West movie poster

Release date
  
[2 August 1950

Cast
  
Tom Keene
(Ward Gordon (as Richard Powers)),
Judy Clark
(Sally Arnold),
Roy Barcroft
(Henchman Hacker),
I. Stanford Jolley
(J.B. 'Dude' Dawson),
Lee Phelps
(Rusty Steele)

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Desperadoes of the West (1950) is a Republic film serial.

Contents

Cast

  • Richard Powers as Ward Gordon
  • Judy Clark as Sally Arnold
  • Roy Barcroft as Hacker, a henchman
  • I. Stanford Jolley as J. B. "Dude" Dawson
  • Lee Phelps as Rusty Steele
  • Lee Roberts as Larson, a henchman
  • Cliff Clark as Colonel Arnold

    • Production

    Desperadoes of the West was budgeted at $153,081 although the final negative cost was $150,246 (a $2,835, or 1.9%, under spend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1950.

    It was filmed between 31 May and 22 June 1950 under the working titles Bandit King of Oklahoma and Desperado Kings of the West. The serial's production number was 1708.

    Stunts

  • Tom Steele as Ward Gordon (doubling Richard Powers)
  • Dale Van Sickel as Hacker/Ward Gordon (doubleing Roy Barcroft & Richard Powers)
  • John Daheim

    • Special effects

    Special effects by the Lydecker brothers.

    Theatrical

    Desperadoes of the West's official release date is 2 August 1950, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.

    Chapter titles

    1. Tower of Jeopardy (20min)
    2. Perilous Barrier (13min 20s)
    3. Flaming Cargo (13min 20s)
    4. Trail of Terror (13min 20s)
    5. Plunder Cave (13min 20s)
    6. Six-Gun Hijacker (13min 20s)
    7. The Powder Keg (13min 20s)
    8. Desperate Venture (13min 20s)
    9. Stagecoach to Eternity (13min 20s)
    10. Hidden Desperado (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
    11. Open Warfare (13min 20s)
    12. Desperate Gamble (13min 20s)

    Source:

    References

    Desperadoes of the West Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Desperadoes of the West IMDb Desperadoes of the West themoviedb.org


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