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Their gun and guts for hire... and a blank check is their price

NR 1971 · 93 min · ★ 8.5 · Action, Adventure, Western

A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.

Directed by Douglas Hayes · Written by Douglas Hayes

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Rod Taylor Hank Brackett
Dennis Cole Johnny Reach
Fernando Lamas Chucho Morales
John McIntire Cyrus Davenport
Michael Ansara Paco Morales
Tisha Sterling Beth Parkinson
Melodie Johnson Miss Baker
Reni Santoni Ricardo Sandoval
Luciana Paluzzi Juanita Sierra-Perez
Joe De Santis Col. Delgado
Jay Novello Pablo Sandoval
James Brown Sheriff Lynch

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