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The Desperadoes

1943 · 87 min

A bright, amiable old-fashioned western that ambles along with easy charm, mixing horseback action, light comedy and gentle romance.

Tagline
Red-Blooded Action
Overview
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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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • redemption
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour5
Realism5
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
western
Directed by
Charles Vidor
Written by
Robert Carson
Starring
Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Raymond Walburn, Porter Hall
Cinematography
George Meehan
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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