''The Broken Land'' is a 1962

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film directed by John A. Bushelman, and starring

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, Diana Darrin and

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Plot

The film is about a cowboy who rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the sheriff, resulting in a robbery, a murder and his being pursued by a vengeful posse.

Cast

as Marshal Jim Cogan *

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as Mavera *

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as Deputy Ed Flynn * Robert Sampson as Dave Dunson *

as Will Brocious * Gary Sneed as Billy * Don Orlando as Frenchy Douchette * Helen Joseph as Ruth Flynn * H. Tom Cain as Mr. Flynn * Robert Hinkle as Dave * Bob Pollard

Production

The film was filmed in

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during the summer of 1961. It was financed by Robert L. Lippert's Associated Producers. It gave an early role to

. Nicholson later appeared in and wrote a number of films for Lippert, including '' Thunder Island''.

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