Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado is a 1956 American Western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring Howard Duff and Victor Jory. It was based on a novel Kilkenny by Louis L'Amour https://www.louislamour.com/movies/filmography.html The film has been released on DVD through filmclassics.com.au.
| Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Earl Bellamy |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Written by | Jack Natteford Luci Ward |
| Based on | novel by Louis L'Amour |
| Starring | Howard Duff Margaret Field Victor Jory |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman, Jr. |
| Edited by | Saul A. Goodkind |
Production company | Clover Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | April 4, 1956 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 Ketchum
- Margaret Field as Nita (billed as Maggie Mahoney)
- Victor Jory as Jared
- Angela Stevens as Laurie
References
External links
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado at IMDb
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado at the TCM Movie Database
- Review of film at Variety