The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers

🎞️ Movie 70 min US
โ˜… 5.7 /10 1951

REVENGE - Frightening in it's Naked Fury!

Plot here has Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arriving in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, and intending never again to use a gun. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor, an arthritic despot, and his henchies, Sam Tobin and Cree, are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad. The plot nearly predates 'The Great Train Robbery' in age but the gritty execution and well-acted performances take it out of the norm... way out, in a couple of instances. Brassy Myrna Dell is on hand as Taylor's independent daughter, only slightly less meaner than her father, and the always welcome Dorothy Malone is the pretty school marm on the side of good. Needless to say, Ireland's passive outlook on life changes before the end.

Cast

John Ireland
John Ireland
Jefferson Waring
Wayne Morris
Wayne Morris
Marshal John Harding
Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney
Sam Tobin
Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone
Cathy Sharpe
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.
Artemus Taylor
Myrna Dell
Myrna Dell
Norah Taylor
Frank Marlowe
Frank Marlowe
Peter Sharpe
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William Holmes
'Ding' Bell
Jack Elam
Jack Elam
Cree
Ward Wood
Ward Wood
Second Henchman
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Albert Glasser
Composer
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Joseph F. Biroc
Cinematographer