El Paso (1949)

Western

Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends him on an errand to El Paso, Texas to get the signature of Susan's father, Judge Jeffers, on a legal document. Once there he finds the judge has become a drunk and a laughing stock, doing the bidding of local magnate Bert Donner and his running dog, Sheriff La Farge. Just as Clay starts straightening out the town's problems, events occur which force him to abandon the legal system and instead adopt the murderous tactics of a vigilante.

Updated May 27 2020

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1949-03-22

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FACTS

Runtime: 103 mins Rating: 5.3 Tag Line: There was one law in El Paso ... you learned to kill quick ... if you wanted to live long!

Cast

Sterling Hayden

Sheriff La Farge

Denver Pyle

Vigilante (uncredited)

Mary Beth Hughes

Stagecoach Nellie

Irving Bacon

Bartender at Casa Grande (uncredited)

Steven Geray

Mexican Joe

H.B. Warner

Judge Fletcher

Arthur Space

John Elkins

Henry Hull

Judge Henry Jeffers