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The Desperados Are in Town

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The Desperados Are in Town
Directed byKurt Neumann
Screenplay byEarle Snell
Kurt Neumann
Based on(The Outlaws Are in Town)
Bennett Foster
Produced byKurt Neumann
StarringRobert Arthur
Kathleen Nolan
CinematographyJohn J. Mescall
Edited byJack Ogilvie
Music byPaul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • November 1956 (1956-11) (USA)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Desperados Are in Town is a 1956 American Western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Robert Arthur and Kathleen Nolan.[1]

It was a B movie made for the bottom half of double bills.[2][3]

It was known as The Outlaws are in Town.[4] Kurt Neumann signed to make the movie in July 1956.[5]

Plot

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A farm hand from Georgia goes west to Texas, but finds the area overrun with outlaws.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Quinlan p.409
  2. ^ "Platters will headline show". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1956. ProQuest 167004144.
  3. ^ "DESPERADOS ARE IN TOWN, the". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 24. 1957. p. 17 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Schallert, E. (July 10, 1956). "Drama". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166976252.
  5. ^ OSCAR GODBOUT (July 5, 1956). "FERRER TO DIRECT AND STAR IN FILM". New York Times. ProQuest 113801301.

Bibliography

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  • Quinlan, David. The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and the Movies They Made. Carol Publishing Group, 1997.
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