El Paso (1949)

Name: El Paso
Genre: Western
Released: 1949
Duration: 103 min
Cast: John Payne, Gail Russell, Sterling Hayden, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Dick Foran

1h 43m United States of America

Western

Plot

Ex-Confederate officer Clay Fletcher eagerly seizes the opportunity to reconnect with his former love, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, tasks him with obtaining her father's signature in El Paso, Texas. Upon arrival, Clay discovers that Judge Jeffers has succumbed to alcoholism and is now a mere puppet for local mogul Bert Donner and corrupt Sheriff La Farge. As Clay attempts to restore order to the chaotic town, escalating tensions push him to forsake the law and embrace vigilante justice to confront the rampant corruption.

Cast

John Payne Gail Russell Sterling Hayden George 'Gabby' Hayes Dick Foran Eduardo Noriega Henry Hull Mary Beth Hughes H.B. Warner Robert Ellis Catherine Craig Arthur Space Steven Geray Irving Bacon Argentina Brunetti