''Dynamite Pass'' is a black and white 1950 Western film. It was described by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being "very good of its type" and was released on a double bill with ''
The Secret Fury
''The Secret Fury'' is a 1950 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Mel Ferrer and starring Claudette Colbert, Robert Ryan and Jane Cowl.
Plot
A wealthy classical pianist, Ellen, is accused of already being married when she attemp ...
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Plot
Near the
Old West
The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial ...
town of Clifton, New Mexico, cowhands Ross Taylor and his pal, Chito Rafferty, rescue road-construction engineer Dan Madden and his wife, Mary, from Anson Thurber and his henchmen. Madden is developing a road running parallel to a toll road operated by Thurber. After a running gun battle, Ross and Chito escort the Maddens to the construction site, aided by Jay Wingate, who is in league with Thurber, but poses as an advocate of the new road. When Madden's surveying instruments are stolen while under Wingate's protection, Ross and Chito uncover the connection between Thurber and Wingate. To disparage Ross, Wingate insinuates that Ross and Mary are having an affair. Ross hits Wingate and he and Chito leave to prevent Ross' arrest for assault. Ross and Chito conclude Thurber and Wingate are in cahoots to kill Madden as Madden leaves for Denver to purchase new surveying equipment. However, the sheriff arrests Ross for assaulting Wingate and also locks up Chito for helping him. Mary forces the sheriff at gunpoint to free the pair. Ross and Chito engage Thurber and his gang in a gunfight until the sheriff and his posse arrive and arrest the culprits. Declining Madden's offer to work for him on his next project in Montana, Ross and Chito ride on.
Cast
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Tim Holt
Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in forty-six B westerns released by RKO Pictures.
In a career spanning mo ...
Lynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts, also credited as Mary Hart, born Theda May Roberts (November 22, 1922 – April 1, 1978) was an American film actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She appeared exclusively in what were referred to as B-movies.
Early ...
as Mrs. Mary Madden
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Regis Toomey
John Francis Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor.
Early life
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey, and attended Peabody High Sc ...
as Dan Madden
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Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne (born Robert Shaen Dawe, October 4, 1900 – November 29, 1992) was an American actor whose career lasted for over 60 years. He was best known for portraying Inspector Bill Henderson in the American television series '' Adven ...
John Dehner
John Dehner (DAY-ner) (born John Dehner Forkum, also credited Dehner Forkum; November 23, 1915February 4, 1992) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performan ...
as Anson Thurber
* Don Harvey as Missouri (Henchman)
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Don Haggerty
Don Haggerty (July 3, 1914 – August 19, 1988) was an American actor of film and television.
Early life and education
Before he began appearing in films in 1947, Haggerty was a Brown University athlete and served in the United States Army f ...
as Sheriff in Clifton
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Ross Elliott
Ross Elliott (born Elliott Blum, June 18, 1917 – August 12, 1999) was an American television and film character actor. He began his acting career in the Mercury Theatre, where he performed in ''The War of the Worlds'', Orson Welles' fam ...
as Stryker (Henchman)
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Denver Pyle
Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in se ...