The Firebrand (1962 film)

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The Firebrand
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Directed by Maury Dexter
Screenplay by Harry Spalding
Produced byMaury Dexter
Starring Kent Taylor
Valentin de Vargas
Lisa Montell
Cinematography Floyd Crosby
Edited by Jodie Copelan
Music by Richard LaSalle
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 7, 1962 (1962-08-07)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Firebrand (also known as Caballero) is a 1962 American Western film directed and produced by Maury Dexter and starring Kent Taylor, Valentin de Vargas [1] and Lisa Montell. [2] [3]

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Plot

A Mexican outlaw wages a war against the corrupt California Rangers during the California Gold Rush.

Cast

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References

Citations

  1. Paz 1937, p. Ixxvii.
  2. "FIREBRAND, The". Monthly Film Bulletin. London. 30 (348): 47. January 1, 1963. ProQuest   1305832456.
  3. Reid 2015, p. 126.

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