Raton Pass (1951)

4.9/10 84 min Western

Overview

Raton Pass is a curious western based on the rules of Community Property. Dennis Morgan and Patricia Neal portray a recently married husband and wife, each of whom owns half of a huge cattle ranch. Neal is a tad more ambitious than her husband, and with the help of a little legal chicanery she tries to obtain Morgan's half of the spread. He balks, so she hires a few gunslingers to press the issue. In a 1951 western, the greedy party usually came to a sorry end; Raton Pass adheres strictly to tradition.

Cast

Dennis Morgan

Marc Challon

Patricia Neal

Ann Challon

Steve Cochran

Cy Van Cleave

Scott Forbes

Prentice

Dorothy Hart

Lena Casamajor

Basil Ruysdael

Pierre Challon

Louis Jean Heydt

Jim Pozner (as Louis J. Heydt)

Roland Winters

Sheriff Perigord

James Burke

Hank

Elvira Curci

Tia

John Crawford

Sam

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Ben

Edward Hearn

Treadwell - Lawyer (uncredited)

Margarita Martín

Lupe (uncredited)

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