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Director:
Writers:
Max Brand (novel)
Sydney Boehm (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
November 1950 (USA) more
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Tagline:
LADD as you like him in an Action-Packed Adventure!
Plot:
Twenty-five years ago the Lavery baby was kidnapped. Bad guy Leffingwell gets Choya to impersonate the son to gain the Lavery estate... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Alan Ladd ... Choya
Mona Freeman ... Ruth Lavery
Charles Bickford ... Mr. Lavery
Robert Keith ... T. Jefferson Leffingwell
Joseph Calleia ... Rubriz
Peter Hansen ... Tonio
Selena Royle ... Mrs. Lavery
Tom Tully ... Ransom
John Berkes ... Tattoo
Milburn Stone ... Dawson
Martin Garralaga ... Hernandez
Edward Clark ... Dad Travis
John Butler ... Spig
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Salvador Baguez ... Roberto
Jimmie Dundee ... Link
Len Hendry ... Man
Frank McCarroll ... Burly Man
Edward Peil Sr. ... Tully
Olan Soule ... Bank Clerk
Carl Andre ... (uncredited)
Dick Botiller ... (uncredited)
Carlos Conde ... (uncredited)
James Cornell ... (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez ... (uncredited)
Sam Finn ... (uncredited)
Ralph Gomez ... (uncredited)
Jerry James ... (uncredited)
Bob Kortman ... Hank (uncredited)
Pat Lane ... Jake (uncredited)
George J. Lewis ... Andy (uncredited)
Julia Montoya ... Joe's Wife (uncredited)
Pepito Pérez ... (uncredited)
Jack Roberts ... (uncredited)
Russell Saunders ... (uncredited)
Felipe Turich ... (uncredited)
Natividad Vacío ... Peon (uncredited)
Guy Zanette ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Rudolph Maté 
 
Writing credits
Max Brand (novel "Montana Rides") (as Evan Evans)

Sydney Boehm (screenplay) and
Cyril Hume (screenplay)

Produced by
Mel Epstein .... producer
 
Original Music by
Roy Webb 
 
Cinematography by
Charles Lang  (as Charles B. Lang Jr.)
 
Art Direction by
Roland Anderson 
Hans Dreier 
 
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer 
Ray Moyer 
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
 
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore .... makeup supervisor
Glen Alden .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Nellie Manley .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Lenore Weaver .... hair stylist (uncredited)
William Woods .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Hugh Brown .... production manager (uncredited)
Andrew J. Durkus .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herbert Coleman .... assistant director (as William H. Coleman)
 
Sound Department
John Cope .... sound recordist
Harry Lindgren .... sound recordist
 
Stunts
Carl Andre .... stunts (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee .... stunts (uncredited)
Pat Lane .... stunts (uncredited)
Russell Saunders .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Guy Bennett .... camera operator (uncredited)
Ed Crowder .... grip (uncredited)
Pat Drew .... gaffer (uncredited)
Don English .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Monroe W. Burbank .... color consultant: Technicolor
Doane Harrison .... editorial supervisor
 
Music Department
George Parrish .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Van Cleave .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Harry F. Hogan .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Choya: Posses I can dodge. Young ladies spitting insults I can't handle. more
Movie Connections:
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7 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Rio Grande rescue mission, 21 April 2003
7/10
Author: NewEnglandPat from Virginia

One of Alan Ladd's lesser-known westerns is this adventure of a scheming outlaw with a conscience who sets out to solve the mystery of a lost son and return him to his parents. Of course, the mission is fraught with danger, from a partner and assorted crooks. After getting to know the missing lad's family, Choya's change of heart takes across the Rio Grande where the boy is being raised by a tough, mean outlaw who aims to keep the boy, using gun play if necessary to get his point across. The picture is helped by great scenery and several scenes show a realistic slice of ranch life and cattle drives. Ladd gets a great boost from Robert Keith, Charles Bickford and Joseph Calleia, and Mona Freeman, always tough and spirited, is pretty as she takes a fancy to the dashing outlaw who would be her brother.

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