''Badlands of Montana'' is a 1957 American
Western
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film written and directed by
Daniel B. Ullman
Daniel B. Ullman (1918–1979) was an American screenwriter.Gevinson p.350 Also writer-director and director.
Selected filmography
* ''Ringside (1949 film), Ringside'' (1949)
* ''Outlaws of Texas'' (1950)
* ''Hot Rod (1950 film), Hot Rod'' (195 ...
. The film stars
Rex Reason
Rex Reason (November 30, 1928 – November 19, 2015) was an American actor best known for his role in ''This Island Earth'' (1955).
Life and career
Rex George Reason Jr. was born in Berlin, Germany, to an American family that returned to Los Ang ...
,
Margia Dean
Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez ( Skliris; born April 7, 1922), known as Margia Dean, is an American former beauty queen and stage and screen actress of Greek descent, who had a successful career in Hollywood films during the 1940s until the ...
,
Beverly Garland
Beverly Lucy Garland (née Fessenden; October 17, 1926 – December 5, 2008) was an American actress. Her work in feature films primarily consisted of small parts in a few major productions or leads in low-budget action or science-fiction movie ...
,
Keith Larsen
Keith Larsen (born Keith Larsen Burt, June 17, 1924 – December 13, 2006) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who starred in three short-lived television series between 1955 and 1961.
Background
Larsen was born in Salt ...
,
Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor, usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in westerns or thrillers.
Career
Meyer had an uncredited s ...
and
William Edward Phipps
William Edward Phipps (February 4, 1922 – June 1, 2018) was an American actor and producer, sometimes credited simply as William Phipps, known for his roles in films and on television.
Early years
Hometown
Phipps grew up in St. Francisvill ...
. The film was released on May 1, 1957, by
20th Century Fox
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.
Plot
Cast
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Rex Reason
Rex Reason (November 30, 1928 – November 19, 2015) was an American actor best known for his role in ''This Island Earth'' (1955).
Life and career
Rex George Reason Jr. was born in Berlin, Germany, to an American family that returned to Los Ang ...
as Steven Brewster
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Margia Dean
Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez ( Skliris; born April 7, 1922), known as Margia Dean, is an American former beauty queen and stage and screen actress of Greek descent, who had a successful career in Hollywood films during the 1940s until the ...
as Emily Branton
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Beverly Garland
Beverly Lucy Garland (née Fessenden; October 17, 1926 – December 5, 2008) was an American actress. Her work in feature films primarily consisted of small parts in a few major productions or leads in low-budget action or science-fiction movie ...
as Susan Hammer
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Keith Larsen
Keith Larsen (born Keith Larsen Burt, June 17, 1924 – December 13, 2006) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who starred in three short-lived television series between 1955 and 1961.
Background
Larsen was born in Salt ...
as Rick Valentine
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Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor, usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in westerns or thrillers.
Career
Meyer had an uncredited s ...
as Henry Harrison Hammer
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William Edward Phipps
William Edward Phipps (February 4, 1922 – June 1, 2018) was an American actor and producer, sometimes credited simply as William Phipps, known for his roles in films and on television.
Early years
Hometown
Phipps grew up in St. Francisvill ...
as Walt Branton
* Stanley Farrar as Jake Rayburn
* Rankin Mansfield as Doc Travis
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John Pickard as Vince Branton
* Ralph Peters as Sammy Fielding
*
Paul Newlan
Paul Emory Newlan (June 29, 1903 – November 23, 1973) was an American film and TV character actor from Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He was best known for his role as Captain Grey on the NBC police series ''M Squad'' and for his roles in films inclu ...
as Marshal at Helena
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Russ Bender
Russ Bender (January 1, 1910 – August 16, 1969) was an American actor.
Career
Before becoming an actor, Bender wrote detective stories for magazines. That part of his life was interrupted when he joined the Army. By the time he returned to c ...
as George Johannson
* Robert Cunningham as Paul Johansson
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Jack Kruschen
Jacob "Jack" Kruschen (March 20, 1922 – April 2, 2002) was a Canadian character actor who worked primarily in American film, television and radio. Kruschen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. ...
as Cavalry Sergeant
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Lee Tung Foo
Lee Tung Foo (also known as Frank Lee) was a Chinese American Vaudeville performer born in California who performed in English, German, and Latin. as Ling
References
External links
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''Badlands of Montana''at
TCMDB
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''Badlands of Montana''at BFI
1957 films
1957 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
20th Century Fox films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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