The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Vidor
Screenplay byRobert Carson
Story byMax Brand
Produced byHarry Joe Brown
StarringRandolph Scott
Claire Trevor
Glenn Ford
Evelyn Keyes
Edgar Buchanan
CinematographyGeorge Meehan
Allen M. Davey
Edited byGene Havlick
Music byJohn Leipold
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 25, 1943 (1943-05-25) (USA)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.1 million (US rentals)[1]

The Desperadoes is a 1943 American Western film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan.[2] Based on a story by Max Brand, the film is about a wanted outlaw who arrives in town to rob a bank that has already been held up. His past and his friendship with the sheriff land them both in trouble. The Desperadoes was the first Columbia Pictures production to be released in Technicolor.[3]

  1. ^ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
  2. ^ "The Desperadoes". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Toose, Gary W. "The Desperadoes". DVD Beaver. Retrieved August 26, 2012.