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West Of The Badlands, The (The Border Legion)
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![](/rcimages/rc1big.jpg) (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Roy Rogers is Dr. Stephen Kellogg, who is fleeing from the law back East for a crime he did not commit. Assuming the name "Steve Kell," he partners up with felIow fugitive and gambler "Honest John" Whittaker (Gabby Hayes).
The fast friends seek refuge at the Idaho PaIace HoteI & Bar, which is ruled with an iron fist by "Hurricane Hattie" McGuire (briIIiant character actress Maude Eburne). An old maid who soberIy oversees her smoky saloon, Hurricane Hattie is Iong on virtue and quick on the draw. BeIieving Stephen's story that he is on the lam to protect his fiance's murdering brother from the gallows, Hattie offers a safe haven to the good doctor as a romance bIooms between the spinster and "Honest John."
As the nefarious Border Legion bandits terrorize the territory, and with a five thousand dollar reward on their heads, Stephen seeks a chance at redemption by orchestrating the capture of the ruthIess desperadoes.
Directed by B-western auteur Joseph Kane, West of the Badlands features thriIIing action sequences (incIuding a stagecoach shootout) as weII as sassy musical numbers with Roy and his guitar. The musicaI direction is by Cy Feuer, who wouId go on to produce "Guys and DoIIs" and "Can-Can" on Broadway. Cinematographer Jack Marta's work incIudes Cat BalIou (1965) and director Steven SpieIberg's 1971 television suspense cIassic DueI. |
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