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Badman's Territory

- NOTORIOUS FRONTIER OUTLAWS...IN ACTION!

After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.

Release Date : 1946-05-04

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Sheriff Mark Rowley

Original Name : Randolph Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henryetta Alcott

Original Name : Ann Richards

Gender : Female

Character Name : Honest Jim Badger / The Coyote Kid

Original Name : George 'Gabby' Hayes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Farewell / Narrator

Original Name : Ray Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy John Rowley

Original Name : James Warren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain William 'Bill' Hampton

Original Name : Morgan Conway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Meg

Original Name : Virginia Sale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hank 'Mac' McGee

Original Name : John Halloran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc Quillan

Original Name : Andrew Tombes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Wade

Original Name : Richard Hale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hodge

Original Name : Harry Holman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Tahlequah

Original Name : Chief Thundercloud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jesse James

Original Name : Lawrence Tierney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank James

Original Name : Tom Tyler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Dalton

Original Name : Steve Brodie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grat Dalton

Original Name : Phil Warren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Dalton

Original Name : William Moss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Bass

Original Name : Nestor Paiva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Belle Starr

Original Name : Isabel Jewell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Townsman at Dance (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Aldrich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Barton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daisy (uncredited)

Original Name : Bonnie Blair

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Bloom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Chet Brandenburg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc's Friend (uncredited)

Original Name : Budd Buster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny (uncredited)

Original Name : George Chesebro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Team Owner (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Rube Clifford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tex (uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Custer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brother Hooker (uncredited)

Original Name : John Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Faulkner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Felix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Frommer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Clem Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Herman Hack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Indian (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)

Original Name : John Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Doolin (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Eric Hansen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Neal Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stationmaster (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Homans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Patton (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank LaRue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dick Broadwell (uncredited)

Original Name : Elmo Lincoln

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen's Committee Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Theodore Lorch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Low

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cattle Baron (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilbur Mack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carson (uncredited)

Original Name : Kermit Maynard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Bryant (uncredited)

Original Name : Glenn McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Meredith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Milasch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Mills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender / Scoreboard-Watcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Monte Montague

Gender : Male

Character Name : Indian (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Montoya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Allen (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Morris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dan (uncredited)

Original Name : Elmer Napier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Barber Chair (uncredited)

Original Name : William J. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lillian O'Malley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Artie Ortego

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dep. Dan Mercer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Osborne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bitter Creek (uncredited)

Original Name : Emory Parnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Perry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Pharr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Town Barber (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Reeves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alert Coffeyville Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Robards Sr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Lake (uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Roosevelt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Roy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caller (uncredited)

Original Name : Sherman Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bettor (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Semels

Gender : Male

Character Name : William McElheney (uncredited)

Original Name : Boyd Stockman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Tornek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juror (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Walker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Custer (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Wheat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert J. Wilke

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

You can't clean up Quinto with printers ink! Badman's Territory is directed by Tim Whelan and written by Jack Natteford and Luci Ward. It stars Randolph Scott, George Hayes, Ann Richards, Ray Collins, James Warren, Morgan Conway, Virginia Sale and John Halloran. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Robert de Grasse. The area known as Badman's Territory is a sort of no mans land not yet governed by statehood. No law resides there, the citizens themselves run the area, so as it stands it has become a safe haven for the outlaws and ragamuffins of the West. Into the Badman's Territorial town of Quinto comes lawman Mark Rowley (Scott), who after trailing his injured deputy brother into the area, finds a town bursting at the seams with political intrigue. A lively Oater out of RKO, Badman's Territory is only really guilty of cramming too much onto its plate of beans. The town of Quinto is home to some of the Wild West's most notable criminals, such as The James and Dalton Gangs et al, it's also home to many shifty politician types, Indians (as it's their land), business men, a leading lady of the press (Richards) and of course Randolph Scott and his bro played by James Warren. The writers take these character threads and try and weave them all together into a cohesive whole, thus we get an outlaw backdrop that never really materialises, a power of the press motif that apparently needed a romantic angle to push it along, and the looming annexation of the area into the Union provides the heartbeat of the story but comes off as a complex narrative piece since so much is going on. While director Whelan is required to insert a horse race, a square dance and the obligatory shoot-out to ensure nobody is bogged down by the ever present politico chatter. Scott is as always splendid in this environment, a natural, while Richards does fine work with a pleasingly strong female lead role. "Gabby" Hayes provides the lively comic relief and Conway is suitably oily as crooked lawman William Hampton. However, again because there is so much going on, supporting actors like Lawrence Tierney and Steve Brodie (Jessie James and Bob Dalton respectively) barely get time to impact on proceedings. Which since this is called Badman's Territory is a bit of a bum steer. But in spite of the too many cooks spoiling the broth theme at work, it's watchable stuff and definitely one for Randolph Scott fans to seek out. 6/10