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The Wonderful Country( 1959)

TV-MAWestern
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A Face...A Man...A Motion Picture as Proud and Violent as Tom Lea's Bold and Powerful Novel!

Overview

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Mitchum

      Martin Brady

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      Julie London

      Helen Colton

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      Gary Merrill

      Major Colton

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      Albert Dekker

      Cap. Rucker (Texas Ranger)

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      Pedro Armendáriz

      Cipriano Castro

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      Jack Oakie

      Travis Hyle

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      Charles McGraw

      Dr. Stovall

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      Anthony Caruso

      Santiago Santos

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      Mike Kellin

      Pancho Gill

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      Víctor Manuel Mendoza

      General Marcos Castro

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      Jay Novello

      Diego Casas

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      John Banner

      Ben Sterner

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      Max Slaten

      Ludwig 'Chico' Sterner

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      Margarito Luna

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      Joe Haworth

      Stoker

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      Tom Lea

      Mr. Peebles, the barber

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      Chuck Roberson

      Barton

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      Claudio Brook

      Ruelle (uncredited)

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      Chester Hayes

      Rascon (uncredited)

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      Victoria Horne

      Townswoman at Dance (uncredited)

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      Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

      Sgt. Tobe Sutton

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sun Dec 26 2021
    _**Robert Mitchum caught between Mexico and America**_ A man from Missouri now living in Mexico and working for shady officials breaks his leg while conducting business in a West Texas town across the river. He has time to consider his future options, which include maybe joining the Texas Rangers and possibly hooking up with the unsatisfied wife of a straitlaced officer (Julie London & Gary Merrill). Meanwhile his bosses in Mexico blame him for a lost shipment of firearms. “The Wonderful Country” (1959) is similar in tone (not plot) to “Vera Cruz” (1954) and “One-Eyed Jacks” (1961), but l...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • mexico
    • texas
    • texas ranger
    • fractured leg
    • revenge