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The Desperadoes
🎬 Movie

The Desperadoes

1943 · 87 min Western
5.7 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Visual style and narrative structure don't conflict here — they work together. It's noticeable and creates a sense of wholeness.

Worth watching for the overall quality of execution. Not a genre landmark — but solid work that respects the viewer.

For viewers who watch a lot and can distinguish craft from accident.

Director: Charles Vidor

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Weekend evening, couch, quiet. Doesn't require a special mood — creates one.

🎭 Cast

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Sheriff Steve Upton

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Countess Maletta

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Cheyenne Rogers

Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Allison McLeod

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Uncle Willie McLeod

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

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Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Judge Cameron

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Banker Clanton

Bernard Nedell

Bernard Nedell

Jack Lester

Joan Woodbury

Joan Woodbury

Sundown

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