The Wonderful Country (1959)

  • NR
  • 10/21/1959 (US)
  • Western
  • 1h 38m

A Face...A Man...A Motion Picture as Proud and Violent as Tom Lea's Bold and Powerful Novel!

Overview

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.

Walter Bernstein

Screenplay

Robert Parrish

Director

Tom Lea

Novel

Robert Ardrey

Screenplay

Cast

Robert Mitchum's headshot

Robert Mitchum

Martin Brady
Julie London's headshot

Julie London

Helen Colton
Gary Merrill's headshot

Gary Merrill

Major Colton
Albert Dekker's headshot

Albert Dekker

Cap. Rucker (Texas Ranger)
Pedro Armendáriz's headshot

Pedro Armendáriz

Cipriano Castro
Jack Oakie's headshot

Jack Oakie

Travis Hyle
Charles McGraw's headshot

Charles McGraw

Dr. Stovall
Anthony Caruso's headshot

Anthony Caruso

Santiago Santos

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