
The Desperado
Western
Overview
"Only a fool sticks his neck out for somebody else. Don't get in the habit of it." Outlaw gunslinger Sam Garrett offers that sage wisdom to fellow fugitive Tom Cameron, 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.
Top Cast


Wayne Morris
Wayne Morris
Sam Garrett
Wayne Morris
Sam Garrett


Jimmy Lydon
Jimmy Lydon
Tom Cameron
Jimmy Lydon
Tom Cameron


Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland
Laurie Bannerman
Beverly Garland
Laurie Bannerman


Rayford Barnes
Rayford Barnes
Ray Novak
Rayford Barnes
Ray Novak


Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer
U.S. Marshal Jim Langley
Dabbs Greer
U.S. Marshal Jim Langley


Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton
Lee Van Cleef
Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton


Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
Captain Jake Thornton
Nestor Paiva
Captain Jake Thornton


Roy Barcroft
Roy Barcroft
Martin Novak
Roy Barcroft
Martin Novak


John Dierkes
John Dierkes
Police Sergeant
John Dierkes
Police Sergeant
Richard Shackleton
Richard Shackleton
Pat Garner
Richard Shackleton
Pat Garner
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