The Raiders (1952)

The Raiders (1952) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Lesley Selander

Written By:
Polly James
Lillie Hayward

Lyn Crost Kennedy

Actors:
Richard Conte ..... Jan Morrell
Viveca Lindfors ..... Elena de Ortega
Barbara Britton ..... Elizabeth Ainsworth
Morris Ankrum ..... Alcalde Thomas Ainsworth
Richard Martin ..... Felipe de Ortega
Gregg Palmer ..... Marty Smith
William Bishop ..... Marshal William Henderson
Hugh O'Brian ..... Hank Purvis
John Kellogg ..... Jack Welch
Frank Wilcox ..... Sam Sterling
Virginia Mullen ..... Abby Cummings
Margaret Field ..... Mary Morrell
William Reynolds ..... Frank Morrell
Carlos Rivero ..... Ramon Castillo
I. Stanford Jolley ..... Mountain Jim Ferris
Neyle Morrow ..... Juan Castillo
Francis McDonald ..... John Cummings
George J. Lewis ..... Vicente
Fred Aldrich ..... Juror
Stanley Blystone ..... Miner
Lane Bradford ..... Pete Robbins
Chet Brandenburg ..... Trial Spectator
Forest Burns ..... Miner
Bob Burrows ..... Henchman
Edmund Cobb ..... Jailer
Leo Curley ..... Prosecutor
Edward Earle ..... Judge
Frank Ellis ..... Miner
William Fawcett ..... Marty's Father
Clem Fuller ..... Stagecoach Driver
Herman Hack ..... Barfly
Frank Henry ..... Henchman
Riley Hill ..... Clarke Leftus
Larry Hudson ..... Gate Guard
Paul Kruger ..... Bystander
Ethan Laidlaw ..... Miner
Sydney Mason ..... Governor John Burnett
Philo McCullough ..... Bystander
Leo J. McMahon ..... Henchman
Monte Montague ..... Gunsmith
Clayton Moore ..... Boone Logan
Boyd 'Red' Morgan ..... Henchman
Lee Morgan ..... Clerk
Paul Newlan ..... Bartender
William H. O'Brien ..... Bartender
Frank O'Connor ..... Miner
Eddie Parker ..... Boiler Tender
'Snub' Pollard ..... Juror
Marvin Press ..... Salesman
Buddy Roosevelt ..... Bystander
Dennis Ross ..... Sam Cummings
Ray Spiker ..... Miner
Boyd Stockman ..... Miner
James Van Horn ..... Henchman
Max Wagner ..... Rufus
Dennis Weaver ..... Dick Logan
Rush Williams ..... Henderson's Scout
Henry Wills ..... Henchman
Harry Wilson ..... Juror

Synopsis:

In 1849, during the California gold rush, prospector Jan Morell and his brother Frank plan to save enough gold in order to buy good farming land in the Napa Valley. One day, while Jan and Frank are prospecting in a nearby river bed, a gang of thugs and claim jumpers led by Jack Welch and Hank Purvis ransack Jan's cabin, steal his gold dust and kill his wife. One of the thugs, Purvis, also takes the cameo brooch Jan gave to his wife. When Jan and Frank return to the cabin and discover the tragedy, Jan swears vengeance. In town, at the local saloon, the killers spend their newly found gold loot at the gambling table. Jan and Frank arrive at the saloon where they start inquiring about the possible whereabouts of the gang who robbed them. The thugs are aware of this and decide to kill the two brothers upon their leaving the saloon. Frank is killed and Jan is wounded but manages to ride away. He is found by Mexican Felipe De Ortega who takes him to his home where his sister Elena nurses him back to health. The Ortegas tell Jan that a rich landowner named Thomas Ainsworth, owner of the Sierra Land Company, is the man responsible for all the land grabbing and claim jumping acts done in the region. Ainsworth, acting as regional mayor, opposes California's entry into the Union in order to avoid the eventual Federal law-enforcement, land management and insight into California's affairs. Ainsworth's hired thugs kill local farmers and steal their lands while he's bribing California's politicians to vote against joining the Union. The Ortegas also tell Jan that many farmers wronged by Ainsworth have formed a group ready to fight back. Jan decides to join the group and to fight against Ainsworth using Ainsworth's own ruthless tactics.

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