The Bandit Queen

The Bandit Queen

She Sought Revenge With a WHIP...a GUN...a KISS!

1950 · 70 min · ★ 4.2 · Western, Adventure

Zara Montalve, half Spanish and half America, returns to her native California in time to see her parents murdered for their hacienda and gold by Sheriff Jim Harding and his gang. Posing as Lola Belmont, an American visiting from Detroit, teams up with Joaquin Murietta, posing as Carlos Del Rio, to form a Robin-Hood type band that takes vengeance on the gang and restores stolen gold to its rightful owners, aided by militia leader Dan Hinsdale.

Directed by William Berke · Written by Victor West

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Barbara Britton Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont
Willard Parker Dan Hinsdale
Phillip Reed Joaquin Murietta, alias Carlos del Rio
Barton MacLane Sheriff Jim Harden
Martín Garralaga Fr. Antonio
Thurston Hall Governor
Victor Kilian Don Jose Montalvo
Angelo Rossitto Nino
Anna Demetrio Maria
Paul Marion Manuel, a Vigilante
Margia Dean Carol Grayson
Pepe Hern Raphael, a Vigilante

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