El Paso (1949)

6.0/10 103 min Western

Overview

Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends him on an errand to El Paso, Texas to get the signature of Susan's father, Judge Jeffers, on a legal document. Once there he finds the judge has become a drunk and a laughing stock, doing the bidding of local magnate Bert Donner and his running dog, Sheriff La Farge. Just as Clay starts straightening out the town's problems, events occur which force him to abandon the legal system and instead adopt the murderous tactics of a vigilante.

Cast

John Payne

Clay Fletcher

Gail Russell

Susan Jeffers

Sterling Hayden

Bert Donner

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Pesky Tees

Dick Foran

Sheriff La Farge

Eduardo Noriega

Don Nacho Vázquez

Henry Hull

Henry Jeffers

Mary Beth Hughes

Stagecoach Nellie

H.B. Warner

Judge Fletcher

Robert Ellis

Jack Elkins

Catherine Craig

Mrs. Elkins

Arthur Space

John Elkins

Steven Geray

Mexican Joe

Irving Bacon

Stage Passenger (uncredited)

Argentina Brunetti

Don Nacho's Woman (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Barfly (uncredited)

Denver Pyle

Vigilante (uncredited)

Dan White

Henchman (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo

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