Western ·Adventure · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 10m

The Bandit Queen

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Director
William Berke
Cast
Barbara Britton as Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont Willard Parker as Dan Hinsdale Phillip Reed as Joaquin Murietta, alias Carlos del Rio Barton MacLane as Sheriff Jim Harden Martín Garralaga as Fr. Antonio Thurston Hall as Governor
Crew
Ernest Miller — Director of Photography Albert Glasser — Original Music Composer Budd Lesser — Writer Victor West — Writer William Berke — Producer
Tagline

She Sought Revenge With a WHIP...a GUN...a KISS!

Synopsis

Zara Montalve, half Spanish and half America, returns to her native California in time to see her parents murdered for their hacienda and gold by Sheriff Jim Harding and his gang. Posing as Lola Belmont, an American visiting from Detroit, teams up with Joaquin Murietta, posing as Carlos Del Rio, to form a Robin-Hood type band that takes vengeance on the gang and restores stolen gold to its rightful owners, aided by militia leader Dan Hinsdale.

Mood & Themes
californiarevengemurderwild west
Key Collaborators
William Berke Director Ernest Miller Director of Photography Albert Glasser Original Music Composer Budd Lesser Writer Victor West Writer William Berke Producer
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