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The Desperados Are in Town

1956 73 min ★ 8.0 Western

In this western, a young man tries to walk the straight and narrow, but he is impeded by his past. The trouble begins when the young fellow flees his family's Texas dirt farm and becomes an outlaw. He is advised by one of the desperadoes to return home. The boy does, and with hard work, makes the farm successful. Harvest time rolls around. He is just about to celebrate when the outlaws ride up and force him to help them pull a local bank job. He refuses and kills the gang leader and his brother. Meanwhile, the boy's past is revealed to the town banker. Seeing that he truly has gone straight, the banker forgives him. The boy marries and lives with his lovely bride upon his land.

Director: Kurt Neumann

Cast

Robert Arthur Robert Arthur Lonny Kesh
Kathleen Nolan Kathleen Nolan Alice Rutherford (as Kathy Nolan)
Rhys Williams Rhys Williams Jud Collins
Rhodes Reason Rhodes Reason Frank Banner
Dave O'Brien Dave O'Brien Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
Kelly Thordsen Kelly Thordsen Big Tobe Lapman
Mae Clarke Mae Clarke Jane Kesh
Robert Osterloh Robert Osterloh Deputy Sheriff Mike Broome
William Challee William Challee Tom Kesh
Carol Kelly Carol Kelly Hattie
Frank Sully Frank Sully Carl Branch
Morris Ankrum Morris Ankrum Mr. Rutherford