The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

A Face...A Man...A Motion Picture as Proud and Violent as Tom Lea's Bold and Powerful Novel!

NR 1959 · 98 min · ★ 6.1 · Western

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.

Directed by Robert Parrish · Written by Walter Bernstein

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Robert Mitchum Martin Brady
Julie London Helen Colton
Gary Merrill Major Colton
Albert Dekker Cap. Rucker (Texas Ranger)
Pedro Armendáriz Cipriano Castro
Jack Oakie Travis Hyle
Charles McGraw Dr. Stovall
Anthony Caruso Santiago Santos
Mike Kellin Pancho Gill
Víctor Manuel Mendoza General Marcos Castro
Jay Novello Diego Casas
John Banner Ben Sterner

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