Desperadoes of the West | |
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Directed by | Fred C. Brannon |
Written by | Ronald Davidson |
Produced by | Franklin Adreon |
Starring | Richard Powers Judy Clark Roy Barcroft I. Stanford Jolley Lee Phelps Lee Roberts Cliff Clark |
Cinematography | John MacBurnie |
Music by | Stanley Wilson |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 12 chapters / 167 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $153,081 (negative cost: $150,246) [1] |
Desperadoes of the West (1950) is a 12-chapter Republic film serial.
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Desperadoes of the West was budgeted at $153,081 although the final negative cost was $150,246 (a $2,835, or 1.9%, under spend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1950. [1]
It was filmed between May 31 and June 22, 1950 under the working titles Bandit King of Oklahoma and Desperado Kings of the West. [1] The serial's studio production number was 1708. [1]
Special effects by the Lydecker brothers.
Desperadoes of the West's official release date is 2 August 1950, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. [1]
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