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directed by

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and starring

Estelita Rodriguez Estelita Rodriguez (July 2, 1928 – March 12, 1966) was a Cuban actress best known for her roles in many Westerns with Roy Rogers for Republic Pictures, as well as her role in Howard Hawks' '' Rio Bravo''. Early life and career Rodriguez's ...

, Robert Hutton and

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.Quinlan p.282

Plot

Cast

as Estelita * Robert Hutton as Stratford E. Carver *

as Norman 'Normie the Knife' James *

Kristine Miller Kristine Miller (born Jacqueline Olivia Eskesen, June 13, 1925 – 2015) was an American film actress, best-remembered for her appearances in film noir and Westerns. A discovery of Paramount producer Hal Wallis, she appeared in ''I Walk Al ...

as Sylvia Enwright *

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as Moore *

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as Frost *

Martin Garralaga Martín Garralaga (10 November 1894 – 12 June 1981) was a Spanish actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was married to opera singer and actress Rosa Rey. Biography Garralaga first came to the United States whe ...

as Ignacio Ortega * Earl Lee as Dean Enwright *

Leonard Bremen Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin ' ...

as Stoner *

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 Stickey Langley

References

Bibliography

* Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors''. Batsford, 1983.

External links

* 1952 films American musical comedy films 1952 musical comedy films Films directed by R. G. Springsteen Republic Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub