''Arizona Raiders'' is a 1965 American
Techniscope Western
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film directed by
William Witney
William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: '' Dick Tracy Returns'', '' G-Men vs. the Bla ...
and starring
Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...
.
''Arizona Raiders''
at the Audie Murphy Memorial Site
Plot
Clint Stewart (Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...
) is a Confederate war hero who has gone out West to join a renegade band, Quantrill's Raiders
Quantrill's Raiders were the best-known of the pro- Confederate partisan guerrillas (also known as "bushwhackers") who fought in the American Civil War. Their leader was William Quantrill and they included Jesse James and his brother Frank.
...
, and ends up captured by the law.
Sent to prison with his friend Willie Martin (Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper (September 30, 1933 – February 24, 2020) was an American actor of film and television, who won a Golden Boot Award in 2005 for his work in westerns.
Stage
Cooper appeared on Broadway in '' Life With Father'' (1939). He debuted ...
), for riding with Quantrill ( Fred Graham), the two go along with a jailbreak plan masterminded by former U.S. Army Captain Andrews (Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), known professionally as Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimmi ...
), who now heads the Arizona Rangers, to grant the men a full pardon if they help the Rangers stop a band of raiders who once rode with Quantrill. Clint has an old score to settle with Montana Smith ( George Keymas), one of the Raiders, but plans to take off on his own until both his younger brother and his pal Willie are killed by the raiders.
Cast
* Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...
as Clint
* Michael Dante
Michael Dante (born Ralph Vitti; September 2, 1931) is an American actor and former professional minor league baseball player.
Early life
Dante was born Ralph Vitti in Stamford, Connecticut. Growing up, he would sneak into a local movie theater ...
as Brady
* Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper (September 30, 1933 – February 24, 2020) was an American actor of film and television, who won a Golden Boot Award in 2005 for his work in westerns.
Stage
Cooper appeared on Broadway in '' Life With Father'' (1939). He debuted ...
as Willie Martin
* Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), known professionally as Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimmi ...
as Captain Andrews of the Arizona Rangers
The Arizona Rangers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, noncommissioned civilian auxiliary that supports law enforcement in the US, state of Arizona.
In 2002, the modern-day Arizona Rangers were officially recognized by the State of Arizona when the Leg ...
* Gloria Talbott
Gloria Talbott (February 7, 1931 – September 19, 2000) was an American film and television actress.
Early life and career
Gloria Maude Talbott was born in Glendale, California. Her great-grandfather Benjamin F. Patterson arrived from Oh ...
as Martina
* Ray Stricklyn as Danny 'nobhead' Bonner
* George Keymas as Montana
* Fred Krone as Matt Edwards
* Willard Willingham as Eddie
* Red Morgan
James Edward "Red" Morgan (October 6, 1883 – March 25, 1981) was a professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the Boston Americans in 1906 as a third baseman. Listed at , 180 lb., Morgan threw ri ...
as Tex
* Fred Graham as Quantrell/Quantrill
Production
Murphy's salary for the film was $45,000.
See also
* List of American films of 1965
A list of American films released in 1965.
''The Sound of Music'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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E–I
J–R
S–Z
See also
* 1965 in the United States
Notes
References
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External links
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References
External links
''Arizona Raiders''
at IMDb
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''Arizona Raiders''
at TCMDB
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Arizona Raiders at Apacheland Movie Ranch
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1965 Western (genre) films
1965 films
American Western (genre) films
Audie Murphy
American Civil War films
Columbia Pictures films
Films directed by William Witney
Films scored by Richard LaSalle
1960s English-language films
Revisionist Western (genre) films
1960s American films
Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer
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