My Outlaw Brother

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My Outlaw Brother
My Outlaw Brother FilmPoster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Elliott Nugent
Written by
Produced by Benedict Bogeaus (producer)
Mickey Rooney (executive producer)
Starring
CinematographyJosé Ortiz Ramos
Edited by George Crone
Music by Manuel Esperón
Production
company
Benedict Bogeaus Production
Distributed by Eagle-Lion Classics
Release date
  • August 22, 1951 (1951-08-22)(New York) [1]
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

My Outlaw Brother is a 1951 American Western film directed by Elliott Nugent, produced by Benedict Bogeaus [2] [3] and starring Mickey Rooney, Wanda Hendrix, Robert Preston and Robert Stack. Filmed in Mexico and released through Eagle-Lion Classics, the film is based on the book South of the Rio Grande by Max Brand and is also known as My Brother, the Outlaw.

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Plot

Denny O'Moore, an Irish lad from New York, has not seen big brother Patrick for eight years. Patrick is said to now own a silver mine in Mexico and sends welcome money to his family in America.

In the town of Border City, Texas, a dangerous killer known as El Tigre and his gang rob a bank. Law-enforcement agents who have attempted to infiltrate El Tigre's gang all have been killed or have disappeared. Their representative approaches the Texas Rangers with a plan: if a Ranger can bring Patrick O'Moore, who has become El Tigre's right-hand man, back to the United States, he might betray El Tigre for money and amnesty. Ranger Joe Warder is assigned to bring O'Moore across the border.

On the trail, bandits attack Denny but he is saved by Joe. Discovering that Denny's brother is the man whom he is pursuing, Joe teams with Denny and they ride together to San Clemente, Mexico, where Patrick resides. Denny discovers a woman there named Carmelita Alvarado whom Patrick loves but wants nothing to do with him.

Denny is seized by El Tigre's men, but Patrick saves him. Patrick tells the men that he has no brother but orders his men not to harm Danny and to return him to the United States. Patrick later finds Danny and tells him that he owes his life to El Tigre, who once saved him.

After being held captive, Denny, Joe and Carmelita flee. A friend who helps them escape is killed by El Tigre, who attacks Denny with a machete, and Joe shoots him. El Tigre is revealed to be Patrick in disguise.

The Americans ride home and Carmelita goes along with Denny.

Cast

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic A. H. Weiler wrote: "As the New York tenderfoot, who is finally made aware of the fact that the scourge of the border is none other than the handsome gent he has been worshipping, Mr. Rooney is about as convincing as the Mexican sombreros he wears. On him they do not look good. However. it must be pointed out that he is energetic in his assignment." [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Weiler, A. H. (August 23, 1951). "The Screen: Rooney in Mexico". The New York Times . p. 19.
  2. ↑ Variety film review; February 7, 1951, page 6.
  3. ↑ Harrison's Reports film review; February 10, 1951, page 22.
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