The Bad Man (1941 film)

The Bad Man is a 1941 American Western film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, and Ronald Reagan. The movie was written by Wells Root from the 1920 Porter Emerson Browne play of the same name, and directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is a remake of the 1923 silent version and the 1930 remake.[1][2][3] The supporting cast features Tom Conway and Chill Wills.

The Bad Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Thorpe
Produced byJ. Walter Ruben
Screenplay byWells Root
Based onthe play The Bad Man
by Porter Emerson Browne
StarringWallace Beery
Lionel Barrymore
Laraine Day
Ronald Reagan
Music byFranz Waxman
CinematographyClyde De Vinna
Edited byConrad A. Nervig
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Gil Jones is happy to find Lucia, his childhood love, when she unexpectedly arrives at his ranch in Mexico, but he learns that she is now married to Morgan Pell, a businessman from New York. That same afternoon, the famous bandit Pancho Lopez steals cattle from the ranch and injures Gil. Gil's uncle Henry is angry that the robbery is ruining them. In the evening, Morgan tells Lucia that he fears that she still loves Gil, but she promises to always stay with him.

A month later, when the banker Hardy wanted to take over the ranch, Morgan returned from the city and offered $20,000 for this apparently worthless ranch. Uncle Henry manages to convince the two men that there may be petroleum under his land. It gets even more complicated when Lopez arrives and takes everyone hostage ... except Gil who was in the barn at the time.

Cast
Sequence from the trailer featuring Wallace Beery
Reagan in the trailer
Barrymore in the trailer

See also

References
  1. "The Bad Man". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. "The Bad Man (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  3. T.M.P. (1941-04-04). "Movie Review - The Bad Man - At the Capitol". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.


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