The Desperados Are in Town

The Desperados Are in Town
Directed by	Kurt Neumann
Screenplay by	Earle Snell Kurt Neumann
Based on	(The Outlaws Are in Town) Bennett Foster
Produced by	Kurt Neumann
Starring	Robert Arthur Kathleen Nolan
Cinematography	John J. Mescall
Edited by	Jack Ogilvie
Music by	Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Regal Films
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	November 1956 (1956-11)(USA)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Desperados Are in Town is a 1956 American Western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Robert Arthur and Kathleen Nolan. ^[1]

It was a B movie made for the bottom half of double bills. ^{[2] [3]}

It was known as The Outlaws are in Town. ^[4] Kurt Neumann signed to make the movie in July 1956. ^[5]

Plot

A farm hand from Georgia goes west to Texas, but finds the area overrun with outlaws.

Cast

• Robert Arthur as Lenny Kesh
• Kathleen Nolan as Alice Rutherford (as Kathy Nolan)
• Rhys Williams as Jud Collins
• Rhodes Reason as Frank Banner
• Dave O'Brien as Dock Lapman / Mr. Brown
• Kelly Thordsen as Big Tobe Lapman
• Mae Clarke as Jane Kesh
• Robert Osterloh as Deputy Sheriff Mike Broome
• William Challee as Tom Kesh
• Carol Kelly as Hattie
• Frank Sully as Carl Branch
• Morris Ankrum as Mr. Rutherford
• Dick Wessel as Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)
• Dorothy Granger as Molly, Saloon Girl (as Dorothy Grainger)
• Tod Griffin as Ranger
• Nancy Evans as Mrs. Rutherford
• Ann Stebbins as Girl
• Byron Foulger as Jim Day

See also

• List of American films of 1956

References

1. Quinlan p.409
2. "Platters will headline show". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1956. ProQuest   167004144.
3. "The Desperados Are in Town". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 24. 1957. p. 17.
4. Schallert, E. (July 10, 1956). "Drama". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   166976252.
5. Oscar Godbout (July 5, 1956). "Ferrer to Direct and Star in Film". New York Times. ProQuest   113801301.

Bibliography

• Quinlan, David. The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and the Movies They Made. Carol Publishing Group, 1997. ^{[ ISBN missing ]}

External links

• The Desperados Are in Town at IMDb
• The Desperados Are in Town at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Desperados Are in Town at the TCM Movie Database