The Badlanders (1958)
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45% of users liked it
(113 ratings)
Peter Van Hook (Alan Ladd), alias The Dutchman, is nearing the end of a stretch in Yuma Territorial Prison for a gold robbery that he didn't commit. Released early with the unwitting -- and unwilling -- help of fellow inmate John McBain (Ernest Borgnine), he sets about getting even with the men… More Peter Van Hook (Alan Ladd), alias The Dutchman, is nearing the end of a stretch in Yuma Territorial Prison for a gold robbery that he didn't commit. Released early with the unwitting -- and unwilling -- help of fellow inmate John McBain (Ernest Borgnine), he sets about getting even with the men and the mining company whose original owner got him into trouble, in a plan of double- and triple-crosses for which he needs the reluctant help of McBain. The latter wants nothing more than to go back to the life of a rancher -- and then he discovers something equally important in life, when he steps in to help a victimized Mexican woman (Katy Jurado). Suddenly, McBain is very interested in the Dutchman's scheme, and with the help of explosives expert Vincente (Nehemiah Persoff), they pull off what looks like an absolutely perfect robbery of a gold mine -- even the evidence that a crime was committed ends up being covered up. But Cyirl Lounsberry (Kent Smith), the financier who's supposed to fence the gold, has other ideas, and a crooked lawman (Adam Williams) to back him up. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
- Directed By
- Delmer Daves
- Written By
- Richard Collins, W.R. Burnett
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 15, 1958 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A Western remake of the film noir "The Asphalt Jungle" pales considerably besides John Huston's original.
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Cast
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Alan Ladd
as Peter Van Hook
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Ernest Borgnine
as John McBain
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Katy Jurado
as Anita
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Claire Kelly
as Ada Winton
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Nehemiah Persoff
as Vincente
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Kent Smith
as Cyril Lounsberry
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Robert Emhardt
as Sample
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Anthony Caruso
as Comanche
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Adam Williams
as Leslie
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Ford Rainey
as Warden
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John Day
as Lee
- Barbara Baxley
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Roberto Contreras
as Pepe
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Karl Swenson
as Marshal
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Paul R. Baxley Jr.
as Jeff
- John Daheim
