WesternAdventure

The Bandit Queen

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

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.

Release Date : 1950-12-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lippert Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Barbara Britton

Character Name : Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont

Original Name : Barbara Britton

Gender : Female

Willard Parker

Character Name : Dan Hinsdale

Original Name : Willard Parker

Gender : Male

Phillip Reed

Character Name : Joaquin Murietta, alias Carlos del Rio

Original Name : Phillip Reed

Gender : Male

Barton MacLane

Character Name : Sheriff Jim Harden

Original Name : Barton MacLane

Gender : Male

Martín Garralaga

Character Name : Fr. Antonio

Original Name : Martín Garralaga

Gender : Male

Thurston Hall

Character Name : Governor

Original Name : Thurston Hall

Gender : Male

Victor Kilian

Character Name : Don Jose Montalvo

Original Name : Victor Kilian

Gender : Male

Angelo Rossitto

Character Name : Nino

Original Name : Angelo Rossitto

Gender : Male

Anna Demetrio

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Anna Demetrio

Gender : Female

Paul Marion

Character Name : Manuel, a Vigilante

Original Name : Paul Marion

Gender : Male

Margia Dean

Character Name : Carol Grayson

Original Name : Margia Dean

Gender : Female

Pepe Hern

Character Name : Raphael, a Vigilante

Original Name : Pepe Hern

Gender : Male

Carl Pitti

Character Name : McWilliams (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Pitti

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-02-19

When her parents are murdered before her very eyes, “Zara” (Barbara Britton) vows revenge but she has little wherewithal to carry out that threat! She decides to take a more subtle tack, though, and arriving in the town disguised as a travelling American she quickly finds an ally in the local “Murietta” (Phillip Reed) and together they assemble a group of vigilantes all of whom have an axe to grind with the perpetrators of numerous crimes visited upon the Spanish community whose assets are to be seized or stolen by the newly arrived and avaricious American townsfolk. Now we know all along who the baddies are, and after about fifteen minutes this just becomes an episode of “Zorro” only with a feisty female antagonist. The production is basic and the acting ridiculously static from start to finish, especially the terribly wooden Britton and her partner in crime Reed who go through the swashbuckling motions as if someone were calling 1-2-3, 1-2-3 from out of vision. The title offers excitement, the execution - well not so much.