The Badlanders(1958)

NRWestern, Crime, Drama, Romance1h 25m

A treasure to steal...a woman to win...a past to forget...

Overview

Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.

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Status: Released

Budget: $1,436,000Revenue: $2,015,000

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Top Billed Cast

  1. Alan Ladd

    Alan Ladd

    Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)

  2. Ernest Borgnine

    Ernest Borgnine

    John McBain

  3. Katy Jurado

    Katy Jurado

    Anita

  4. Claire Kelly

    Claire Kelly

    Ada Winton

  5. Kent Smith

    Kent Smith

    Cyril Lounsberry

  6. Nehemiah Persoff

    Nehemiah Persoff

    Vincente (The Powder Monkey)

  7. Robert Emhardt

    Robert Emhardt

    Sample

  8. Anthony Caruso

    Anthony Caruso

    Comanche

  9. Adam Williams

    Adam Williams

    Deputy Leslie

  10. Ford Rainey

    Ford Rainey

    Yuma Prison Warden

  11. John Daheim

    John Daheim

    Lee

  12. Jack Perkins

    Jack Perkins

    Miner (uncredited)

  13. George Boyce

    Yuma Prison Board Member

  14. Anna Navarro

    Anna Navarro

    Raquel

  15. Joe Dominguez

    Mine Worker (uncredited)