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Sam Garrett was all bad...all killer...and always ready to prove it!

The Desperado

"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett (Wayne Morris) offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron (James Lydon), who's on the run from the "Bluebellies," Texas State Police officers who wield a brutal iron fist of enforcement in the early 1870s. But quick-draw, hard-bitten Garrett soon decides not to take his own advice after young Cameron heads home to surrender - and instead gets framed for a revenge murder by a jealous rival for the affections of his girl (Beverly Garland).

Credits

The Desperado Cast

Name Character
Lee Van Cleef He was 29, 64 years old when he died as The Crayton Twins
Beverly Garland She was 27, 82 years old when she died as Laurie Bannerman
Roy Barcroft He was 51, 67 years old when he died as Martin Novack
Dabbs Greer He was 37, 90 years old when he died as U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
Wayne Morris He was 40, 45 years old when he died as Sam Garrett
John Dierkes He was 49, 69 years old when he died as Police Sergeant
Nestor Paiva He was 48, 61 years old when he died as Captain Jake Thornton
Florence Lake She was 50, 76 years old when she died as Mrs. Cameron
I. Stanford Jolley He was 53, 78 years old when he died as Mr. Garner (as Stanford Jolley)
Richard Garland He was 26, 41 years old when he died as Trooper (as Charles Garland)
Rayford Barnes He was 33, 80 years old when he died as Ray Novak
Jimmy Lydon He was 31, now 101 years old as Tom Cameron

The Desperado Crew

Name Department
Daniel Mainwaring as Screenplay. He was 52 (74) years old when He died Writing
Thomas Carr as Director. He was 46 (89) years old when He died Directing
Clifton Adams as Novel. He was 34 (51) years old when He died Writing
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The Desperado (70 years)

Sam Garrett was all bad...all killer...and always ready to prove it!

  • Release day: Sunday, June 20, 1954
  • Runtime: 80 minutes