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Desperadoes, The (1943) Rank 5 Reviews
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DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)
Revenge of the Audience (Erik Gregersen)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"The film is noteworthy because it was Columbia's first in Technicolor." ...read the complete Desperadoes movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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by Kay's Husband on January 23, 2008
If anyone out there doesn't enjoy this western, then I'm fairly sure he or she really doesn't enjoy old westerns. Having grown up in the late 1940's and early 1950's, many Saturday mornings were spent at the local bijou, in my case The Sigma or Ranger ...
by Boyd D. Cathey on April 06, 2000
THE DESPERADOES was Columiba Pictures first technicolor production, and the studio spared no expense to make this a truly signal event. Randolph Scott, a young Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, and Edgar Buchanan head a fabulous cast. THE DESPERADOES, in a ...
by J. Lovins "Mr. Ji... on April 04, 2007
Columbia Pictures presents "THE DESPERADOES" (1943) (86 mins/Cinecolor) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes & Edgar Buchanan --- Directed by Charles Vidor and released in May 5, 1943, our ...
by Only-A-Child on August 08, 2006
"The Desperadoes" (1943) is a genuine classic, not for its story (which is fairly routine), but for its technical production elements. This was a landmark western, the biggest ever at the time of its release and all the more unique because it was a ...
by C. O. DeRiemer on August 11, 2008
This oater is standard issue with a clever setup. It's 1863 in the small ranching community of Red Valley, Utah. Robbers bust into the Clanton Bank but find no money. They kill a couple of townsmen during their getaway. Then we find out -- this is no ...
by Marilyn Jones on August 18, 2006
Maybe the other reviewers are right about the historical significance of "The Desperadoes," but I'm in it for the entertainment and this film was only three-stars-worth. Except it was fun seeing Glenn Ford so VERY young and I could watch Randolph Scott ...
by Terence Allen on February 23, 2005
This is one of those early films where they just seemed to throw in a little bit of everything in hopes that they would draw large audiences.
Briefly, Glenn Ford is a young outlaw who is supposed to ride into a town and rob a bank. He gets delayed, and ...
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