| Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Earl Bellamy |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Written by | Jack Natteford Luci Ward |
| Based on | novel by Louis L'Amour |
| Starring | Howard Duff Margaret Field Victor Jory |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman, Jr. |
| Edited by | Saul A. Goodkind |
Clover Productions | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| April 4, 1956 | |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado is a 1956 American Western film starring Howard Duff and Victor Jory. It was based on a novel by Louis L'Amour about Tom Ketchum.[1] This movie has yet to receive a home media release.
Watch Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado starring Howard Duff in this Western on DIRECTV. It's available to watch. A gunfighter (Howard Duff) wants peace in the valley, but a cattle baron (Victor Jory) and his brothers want war.
Plot[edit]
When a friend in New Mexico is about to be shot, Tom Ketchum draws his gun and kills the brother of Jared Tetlow, a wealthy cattleman. Tom goes to a ranch run by Nita Riordan and her father, where a relationship begins and marriage is discussed.
Tetlow returns, learns from Laurie Webster about the shooting and vows to get vengeance against the man who killed his brother. A cattle war begins as well, but law and order prevails and Tom decides to stay and settle down.
Cast[edit]
- Howard Duff as Ketchum
- Margaret Field as Nita (billed as Maggie Mahoney)
- Victor Jory as Jared
- Angela Stevens as Laurie
Desperado Movie Cast
References[edit]
- ^'Train Robber – Black Jack Ketchum – Legends of America'. www.legendsofamerica.com.
The Cast Of Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
External links[edit]
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado on IMDb
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado at the TCM Movie Database