Return of the Bad Men

Return of the Bad Men
Directed by Ray Enright
Produced by Nat Holt
Jack J. Gross
Written by Jack Natteford
Luci Ward
Charles O'Neal
Starring Randolph Scott
Robert Ryan
Anne Jeffreys
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Music by Paul Sawtell
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Edited by Samuel E. Beetley
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
  • July 17, 1948 (1948-07-17)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1.7 million (US rentals)[1]

Return of the Bad Men, also known as Return of the Badmen, is a 1948 American western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan and Anne Jeffreys.[2] A loose sequel to the 1946 film Badman's Territory, it was followed by Best of the Badmen (1951). Written by the husband and wife team of Jack Natteford and Luci Ward, the film was shot at the RKO Encino Ranch. It was the final collaboration between Enright and Scott and Jeffreys' final picture for RKO.

Plot

In 1880s Indian Territory (future Oklahoma), a rancher reluctantly agrees to take up the post of federal marshal and tackle a violent gang of outlaws ravaging the territory.

Main cast

References

Bibliography

  • Jarlett, Franklin. Robert Ryan: A Biography and Critical Filmography. McFarland, 1997.
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