Return of the Bad Men

1948 film by Ray Enright

  • July 17, 1948 (1948-07-17)
Running time
90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$1.7 million (US rentals)[1]

Return of the Bad Men, also known as Return of the Badmen, is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan and Anne Jeffreys.[2] A loose sequel to the 1946 film Badman's Territory, it was followed by Best of the Badmen (1951). Written by the husband-and-wife team of Jack Natteford and Luci Ward, the film was shot at the RKO Encino Ranch. It was the final collaboration between Enright and Scott and Jeffreys' final picture for RKO.

Plot

In 1880s Indian Territory (future Oklahoma), a rancher reluctantly agrees to take up the post of federal marshal and tackle a violent gang of outlaws ravaging the territory.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
  2. ^ Jarlett p.192-93

Bibliography

  • Jarlett, Franklin. Robert Ryan: A Biography and Critical Filmography. McFarland, 1997.

External links

  • Return of the Bad Men at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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