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El Paso

  • 1949
  • Approved
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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John Payne and Gail Russell in El Paso (1949)
Classical WesternWestern

In El Paso, lawyer and ex-Confederate captain Clay Fletcher forms a vigilante group to bring law and order to a town where the judge is a drunk, the sheriff is corrupt and the town is run by... Read allIn El Paso, lawyer and ex-Confederate captain Clay Fletcher forms a vigilante group to bring law and order to a town where the judge is a drunk, the sheriff is corrupt and the town is run by a crooked landowner.In El Paso, lawyer and ex-Confederate captain Clay Fletcher forms a vigilante group to bring law and order to a town where the judge is a drunk, the sheriff is corrupt and the town is run by a crooked landowner.

  • Director
    • Lewis R. Foster
  • Writers
    • Lewis R. Foster
    • J. Robert Bren
    • Gladys Atwater
  • Stars
    • John Payne
    • Gail Russell
    • Sterling Hayden
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    487
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lewis R. Foster
    • Writers
      • Lewis R. Foster
      • J. Robert Bren
      • Gladys Atwater
    • Stars
      • John Payne
      • Gail Russell
      • Sterling Hayden
    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    John Payne
    John Payne
    • Clay Fletcher
    Gail Russell
    Gail Russell
    • Susan Jeffers
    Sterling Hayden
    Sterling Hayden
    • Bert Donner
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    • Pesky Tees
    Dick Foran
    Dick Foran
    • Sheriff La Farge
    Eduardo Noriega
    Eduardo Noriega
    • Don Nacho Vázquez
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • Judge Henry Jeffers
    Mary Beth Hughes
    Mary Beth Hughes
    • Stagecoach Nellie
    H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    • Judge Fletcher
    Robert Ellis
    Robert Ellis
    • Jack Elkins
    • (as Bobby Ellis)
    Catherine Craig
    Catherine Craig
    • Mrs. Elkins
    Arthur Space
    Arthur Space
    • John Elkins
    Steven Geray
    Steven Geray
    • Mexican Joe
    Beulah Archuletta
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Baldra
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    George Barrows
    George Barrows
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Chris Willow Bird
    Chris Willow Bird
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    John Bose
    John Bose
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis R. Foster
    • Writers
      • Lewis R. Foster
      • J. Robert Bren
      • Gladys Atwater
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    • Trivia
      El Paso (1949) was the first high-budget feature made by the producing team of William H. Pine and William C. Thomas, who were popularly known as "The Dollar Bills" because of their ability to produce quality low-budget films. The picture was also their first color feature, and cost approximately $1,000,000 to make.

      "We've got people working in this one who two years ago wouldn't have been caught dead in a Pine-Thomas picture," said producer William C. Thomas. He added, "in the old days, all we had to do was get a guy blown up in an oil well explosion and go from there, but now, when we want to kill someone, we've got to have a good reason."
    • Quotes

      Bert Donner: I see you found yourself a new coat.

      Clayton Fletcher: Yes. A coat of a brave man who died defending the rights of his people. There were two bullet holes in the back of it. You heard of Señor Montez?

      Bert Donner: Montez made the mistake of interfering with the law. If you're smart, you won't make the same mistake.

      Clayton Fletcher: If I do, Donner, I'll remember to not turn my back on you.

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    5/10

    "What good is law without enforcement?"

    As kids we're always told to stand up to bullies; but try putting that into practise at work with your boss! Lawyer John Payne proves similarly naïve in thinking Sterling Hayden and his brutal henchman Dick Foran will be as easily dissuaded by due process; and after 80 rather garrulous and conventional minutes this film finally makes you sit up and take notice when Payne and the rest of the townsfolk at last take the law into their own hands and fight fire with gunfire.

    But did anyone ever stand trial for the accidental lynching of the newly arrived minister?
    • richardchatten
    • Jun 12, 2018
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    • Release date
      • August 5, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La ciudad turbulenta
    • Filming locations
      • El Paso, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Pine-Thomas Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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