Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado
- April 1, 1956 (1956-04-01)
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado is a 1956 American western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring Howard Duff and Victor Jory. It was based on the novel Kilkenny by Louis L'Amour.
Plot
When a friend in New Mexico is about to be shot, Tom Ketchum draws his gun and kills the brother of Jared Tetlow, a wealthy cattleman. Tom goes to a ranch run by Nita Riordan and her father, where a relationship begins and marriage is discussed.
Tetlow returns, learns from Laurie Webster about the shooting and vows to get vengeance against the man who killed his brother. A cattle war begins as well, but law and order prevails and Tom decides to stay and settle down.
Cast
- Howard Duff as Tom "Blackjack" Ketchum
- Victor Jory as Jared Tetlow
- Margaret Field as Nita Riordan (as Maggie Mahoney)
- Angela Stevens as Laurie Webster
- David Orrick McDearmon as Bob Early (as David Orrick)
- William Tannen as Dee Havalik
- Ken Christy as Sheriff Macy
- Martin Garralaga as Jaime Brigo
- Robert Roark as Ben Tetlow
- Don Harvey as Mac Gill (as Don C. Harvey)
- Pat O'Malley as Doc Blaine
- Jack Littlefield as Burl Tetlow
- Sidney Mason as Matt Riordan
References
External links
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado at IMDb
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado at the TCM Movie Database
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