The Wonderful Country 65 years old
A Face...A Man...A Motion Picture as Proud and Violent as Tom Lea's Bold and Powerful Novel!
Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.
Credits
The Wonderful Country Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gary Merrill He was 44, 74 years old when he died | as Major Colton |
| Anthony Caruso He was 43, 86 years old when he died | as Santiago Santos |
| Julie London She was 33, 74 years old when she died | as Helen Colton |
| Robert Mitchum He was 42, 79 years old when he died | as Martin Brady |
| Víctor Manuel Mendoza He was 46, 81 years old when he died | as General Marcos Castro |
| John Banner He was 49, 63 years old when he died | as Ben Sterner |
| Charles McGraw He was 45, 66 years old when he died | as Dr. Stovall |
| Mike Kellin He was 37, 61 years old when he died | as Pancho Gill |
| Jack Oakie He was 55, 74 years old when he died | as Travis Hyle |
| Jay Novello He was 55, 78 years old when he died | as Diego Casas |
| Leroy 'Satchel' Paige | as Sgt. Sutton |
| Albert Dekker He was 53, 62 years old when he died | as Cap. Rucker (Texas Ranger) |
The Wonderful Country Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Floyd Crosby as Director of Photography. He was 59 (85) years old when He died | Camera |
| Michael Luciano as Editor. He was 50 (83) years old when He died | Editing |
| Tom Lea as Novel. | Writing |
| Robert Ardrey as Screenplay. He was 51 (71) years old when He died | Writing |
| Chester Erskine as Producer. He was 55 (82) years old when He died | Production |
| Alex Phillips as Director of Photography. He was 59 (77) years old when He died | Camera |
| Alex North as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (80) years old when He died | Sound |
The Wonderful Country (65 years)
A Face...A Man...A Motion Picture as Proud and Violent as Tom Lea's Bold and Powerful Novel!
- Release day: Wednesday, October 21, 1959
- Runtime: 98 minutes