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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.
In the turbulent post-Civil War West, a reformed outlaw named Steve Reilly tries to build a peaceful life as a rancher. However, his past catches up with him when he becomes entangled with a gang of bank robbers led by the ruthless Curly Jack. Reilly must confront his old ways and fight to protect his newfound life and the town from the escalating violence.
The Desperadoes was a moderately successful Western film of its time, appreciated for its action sequences and Randolph Scott's stoic performance. While not a groundbreaking film, it delivered the expected thrills and drama of the genre, appealing to audiences who enjoyed classic Westerns.
Praised for its exciting shootout scenes and traditional Western narrative.
Randolph Scott's reliable performance as the conflicted hero was a highlight.
A solid, if unspectacular, entry in the Western genre of the 1940s.
Google audience: Audience reviews for "The Desperadoes" are scarce due to its age, but those available generally reflect a positive reception for its classic Western elements, action, and the dependable presence of its lead actors.
None notable.
This was one of the first Westerns to be filmed in Technicolor, which lent a vibrant visual quality to the landscapes and action sequences.
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Though Randolph Scott takes top billing, I think it's Glenn Ford who takes the plaudits here in this ultimately rather predicable western. It starts off quite promisingly when the town of Red valley has it's bank robbed and suffers three ci...
**_Randolph Scott and Glenn Ford are very young in this decent old Western_** In 1863 Utah, a wanted gunman (Ford) meets a winsome woman that makes him want to go straight and settle down (Evelyn Keyes), but a murderous bank robber’s fal...