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The Bandit Queen( 1950)

TV-MAWesternAdventure
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She Sought Revenge With a WHIP...a GUN...a KISS!

Overview

Zara Montalve, half Spanish and half America, returns to her native California in time to see her parents murdered for their hacienda and gold by Sheriff Jim Harding and his gang. Posing as Lola Belmont, an American visiting from Detroit, teams up with Joaquin Murietta, posing as Carlos Del Rio, to form a Robin-Hood type band that takes vengeance on the gang and restores stolen gold to its rightful owners, aided by militia leader Dan Hinsdale.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Barbara Britton

      Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont

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      Willard Parker

      Dan Hinsdale

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      Phillip Reed

      Joaquin Murietta, alias Carlos del Rio

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      Barton MacLane

      Sheriff Jim Harden

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      Martín Garralaga

      Fr. Antonio

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      Thurston Hall

      Governor

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      Victor Kilian

      Don Jose Montalvo

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      Angelo Rossitto

      Nino

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      Anna Demetrio

      Maria

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      Paul Marion

      Manuel, a Vigilante

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      Margia Dean

      Carol Grayson

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      Pepe Hern

      Raphael, a Vigilante

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      Carl Pitti

      McWilliams (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Feb 19 2025
    When her parents are murdered before her very eyes, “Zara” (Barbara Britton) vows revenge but she has little wherewithal to carry out that threat! She decides to take a more subtle tack, though, and arriving in the town disguised as a travelling American she quickly finds an ally in the local “Murietta” (Phillip Reed) and together they assemble a group of vigilantes all of whom have an axe to grind with the perpetrators of numerous crimes visited upon the Spanish community whose assets are to be seized or stolen by the newly arrived and avaricious American townsfolk. Now we know all along who t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • california
    • revenge
    • murder
    • wild west