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Director:
Tim Whelan
Writers:
Frank Gruber (story)
Horace McCoy (screenplay)
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Release Date:
26 March 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
SHOWDOWN AT SUNUP! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers. full summary | add synopsis
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Better than average Western more

Cast

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Randolph Scott ... James Barlow
Forrest Tucker ... Frank Reno

Mala Powers ... Laura Reno
J. Carrol Naish ... Simeon 'Sim' Reno
Edgar Buchanan ... Judge
Myron Healey ... John Reno
Howard Petrie ... Lattimore, Prosecuting Attorney
Ray Teal ... Sheriff of Seymour
William Forrest ... William Peterson
Denver Pyle ... Clint Reno
Trevor Bardette ... Fisher
Kenneth Tobey ... Monk Claxton
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Seven Bad Men
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

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Revealing mistakes: Set in Indiana in 1866, the opening sequences reveal telephone poles and telephone lines in the background. Also, the U.S. and California State flag are shown on a flagpole in the background. (The film was shot in California) more
Quotes:
Opening crawl: This is the true story of the Reno Brothers... Clint, a respected farmer, and Frank, Simeon, John and Bill... who were the first train robbers in American history. Looting, burning and killing, this infamous clan rode through the middle border states setting the pattern for the great outlaw bands which were to follow: the James boys, the Daltons and the Youngers... The year, 1866. The place is Southern Indiana. more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Better than average Western, 21 October 2004
Author: lorenellroy from United Kingdom

It is more than twenty minutes into the movie before its star Randolph Scott makes his appearance and his lean craggy presence gives a decided lift to proceedings .He plays an undercover agent sent to pose as a train robber and infiltrate the Reno brothers gang who -aided by corrupt local officials -are wreaking havoc in Indiana .He then persuades the gang to embark on a train robbery with a view to entrapping them . The script is by the cult pulp crime novelist Horace McCoy and is based on a story by another feted pulpster ,Frank Gruber, and it is slick and efficient with solid performance from a sturdy supporting cast which includes dependable performers like Forrest Tucker ,and J Carroll Naish as two of the Reno brothers Handsome photography and the brisk direction of Tim Whelan are distinct assets and the historically accurate finale ends proceedings on a gritty and powerful note as frontier justice takes over from the rule of law .

A good little movie which Western devotees will like

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