Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

Apr 1, 1956

1h 16m

★ 6.5

Overview

A former gunslinger comes to the aid of ranchers battling a murderous land baron.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Clover Productions

Columbia Pictures

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado Trailers

Cast

Tom "Blackjack" Ketchum

Howard Duff

Jared Letlow

Victor Jory

Nita Riordan (as Maggie Mahoney)

Margaret Field

Laurie Webster

Angela Stevens

Bob Early (as David Orrick)

David Orrick McDearmon

Dee Havalik

William Tannen

Sheriff Macy

Ken Christy

Jaime Brigo

Martín Garralaga

Ben Tetlow

Robert Roark

Mac Gill

Don C. Harvey

Doc Blaine

Pat O'Malley

Burl Tetlow

Jack Littlefield

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