The Badlanders (1958)

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Released from the Yuma Prison in 1898, ex-killer John McBain wants to go straight while ex-robber Peter Van Hoek seeks revenge but their destinies eventually converge in the mining town of Prescott.

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Director:

Delmer Daves

Writers:

Richard Collins (screenplay), W.R. Burnett (novel)
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19 November 2002 | daryl42
Not a bad caper western
Toward the end, there is a scene that I recognized almost word for word from a similar scene in The Asphalt Jungle, then I realized that the whole thing is a close approximation. The family man safe cracker is the family man "powder monkey", the heavy Borgine is the thug Sterling Hayden (with their girlfriends of questionable repute), the financiers with their bought lawmen and molls are the same, the caper is similar. This one is a bit more lightweight than the former.

Maybe it would have worked better as a noir in B&W but not a bad film.

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Trivia

This film failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $373,000 ($3.3M in 2019) according to studio records.

Quotes

Sample: Who are you going to use for the job?
Peter Van Hoek: I hope to use Vicente. Why?
Sample: Personally, I don't trust Mexicans.
Peter Van Hoek: Personally, I do. I've even forgotten the Alamo.

Goofs

Right when they are leaving the collapsed mine, two people are visible, one in a white shirt, next to the corner of the adobe building in the background. They quickly get back behind the building.

Crazy Credits

Opening credits: Arizona Territorial Prison 1898

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Plot Summary

Genres

Romance | Western

Details

Release Date:

14 December 1958

Language

English, Spanish

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Kingman, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,436,000 (estimated)

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