El Paso (1949)
Overview
Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends him on an errand to El Paso, Texas to get the signature of Susan's father, Judge Jeffers, on a legal document. Once there he finds the judge has become a drunk and a laughing stock, doing the bidding of local magnate Bert Donner and his running dog, Sheriff La Farge. Just as Clay starts straightening out the town's problems, events occur which force him to abandon the legal system and instead adopt the murderous tactics of a vigilante.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.818 |
Directed By
Lewis R. Foster
Crew
Darrell Calker
William C. Thomas
William H. Pine
J. Robert Bren
Ellis W. Carter
Howard A. Smith
Lewis H. Creber
Alfred Kegerris
Mary Bowen
Chuck Keehne
L.B. Merman
Howard Pine
Frank Webster
Lewis R. Foster
Lewis R. Foster
J. Robert Bren
Gladys Atwater
TOP CAST
John Payne
Clay Fletcher
Gail Russell
Susan Jeffers
Sterling Hayden
Bert Donner
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Pesky Tees
Dick Foran
Sheriff La Farge
Eduardo Noriega
Don Nacho Vázquez
Henry Hull
Henry Jeffers
Mary Beth Hughes
Stagecoach Nellie
H.B. Warner
Judge Fletcher
Robert Ellis
Jack Elkins
Catherine Craig
Mrs. Elkins
Arthur Space
John Elkins
Steven Geray
Mexican Joe
Irving Bacon
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Argentina Brunetti
Don Nacho's Woman (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Barfly (uncredited)
Denver Pyle
Vigilante (uncredited)
Dan White
Henchman (uncredited)
John Bose
Townsman (uncredited)
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