''Man from Del Rio'' is a 1956 American
Western film directed by
Harry Horner and written by Richard Carr. The film stars
Anthony Quinn,
Katy Jurado,
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney (born Peter King Engle; May 24, 1916 – March 30, 1972) was an American actor in film and television. Tall and heavyset, he played brutish villains in many Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Early years
Whitney was born ...
,
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs, He is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated m ...
,
John Larch,
Whit Bissell
Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909 – March 5, 1996) was an American character actor.
Early life
Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell and Helen Nutting Bissell. He was educated at the Allen-S ...
and Douglas Spencer. The film was released October 30, 1956, by
United Artists
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.
Plot
Dave is a gunfighter who beats two other gunfighters in a duel and gets hired as the new sheriff. His popularity with the lower elements of the society quickly fades away and the rich begin to despise him.
Cast
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Anthony Quinn as Dave Robles
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Katy Jurado as Estella
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Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney (born Peter King Engle; May 24, 1916 – March 30, 1972) was an American actor in film and television. Tall and heavyset, he played brutish villains in many Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Early years
Whitney was born ...
as Ed Bannister
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Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs, He is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated m ...
as Doc Adams
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John Larch as Bill Dawson
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Whit Bissell
Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909 – March 5, 1996) was an American character actor.
Early life
Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell and Helen Nutting Bissell. He was educated at the Allen-S ...
as Breezy Morgan
*Douglas Spencer as Sheriff Jack Tillman
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Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Fred Jasper
References
External links
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1956 films
1956 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
American Western (genre) films
Films directed by Harry Horner
United Artists films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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