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Bad Lands

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Sheriff Bill Cummings (Robert Barrat) and a posse of nine men set off in pursuit of Apache Jack (Jack Payne), who murdered the new wife of posse member Manuel Lopez (Francis McDonald). In the desert, the group comes across a collection of skeletons near an unexploited vein of silver, and thoughts turn from justice to riches. Under attack from some Apaches, however, the posse is picked off one by one until only Cummings is left waiting for the cavalry.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A lesser remake of John Ford's Lost Patrol (1934). Rated: B- Oct 25, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Good,Grim Thriller starring Michael Shannon (Boardalk empire) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Lew Landers

Director

Robert Barrat

Sheriff Bill Cummings

Noah Beery Jr.

Chick Lyman

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Billy Sweet

Francis McDonald

Manuel Lopez

Jack Payne

Apache Jack
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Synopsis Sheriff Bill Cummings (Robert Barrat) and a posse of nine men set off in pursuit of Apache Jack (Jack Payne), who murdered the new wife of posse member Manuel Lopez (Francis McDonald). In the desert, the group comes across a collection of skeletons near an unexploited vein of silver, and thoughts turn from justice to riches. Under attack from some Apaches, however, the posse is picked off one by one until only Cummings is left waiting for the cavalry.
Director
Lew Landers
Producer
Robert Sisk
Screenwriter
Clarence Upson Young
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 28, 1939, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 10m
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