The Mysterious Desperado

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The Mysterious Desperado
Directed by Lesley Selander
Starring Tim Holt
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • September 10, 1949 (1949-09-10)(US) [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Mysterious Desperado is a 1949 American Western film. [2] [3] The Los Angeles Times reported that "Tim Holt Westerns have attained a good standard which is adequately maintained" in the film. [4]

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Plot

Tim Holt and his partner, Chito Rafferty, investigate when Rafferty's uncle is killed and his son disappears, leaving Rafferty the possible heir to the estate. [5]

Cast

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References

  1. "The Mysterious Desperado: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  2. The Mysterious Desperado at the TCM Movie Database
  3. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982, p. 239.
  4. Schallert, Edwin. (October 29, 1949). "Baby Racket Themes Film". Los Angeles Times. p. 10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tim Holt Starred In Western At Ritz". The Anniston Star. Alabama, Anniston. March 12, 1950. p. 24. Retrieved June 4, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg