Western

Ten Wanted Men

- The life and death of a reign of terror!

When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory.

Release Date : 1955-02-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ranown PicturesScott-Brown Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Stewart

Original Name : Randolph Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corinne Michaels

Original Name : Jocelyn Brando

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wick Campbell

Original Name : Richard Boone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hermando

Original Name : Alfonso Bedoya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria Segura

Original Name : Donna Martell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Howie Stewart

Original Name : Skip Homeier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tod Grinnel

Original Name : Clem Bevans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Scavo

Original Name : Leo Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jason Carr

Original Name : Minor Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adam Stewart

Original Name : Lester Matthews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Green

Original Name : Tom Powers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Clyde Gibbons

Original Name : Dennis Weaver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al Drucker

Original Name : Lee Van Cleef

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Eumenio Blanco

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : George Boyce

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : G. Pat Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ben Corbett

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Kathleen Crowley

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Terry Frost

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Herman Hack

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Louis Jean Heydt

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Edna Holland

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Reed Howes

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Kenny

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Paul Maxey

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Francis McDonald

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Perrin

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Denver Pyle

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Julian Rivero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gunfighter (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Roberson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Bob Terhune

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Al Wyatt Sr.

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Range war fails to ignite. Ten Wanted Men (the title hints at something far more dramatic than is actually in the picture) is a serviceable, but instantly forgettable Western from the Scott-Brown production company. Directed by jobber H. Bruce Humberstone, with a screenplay by Kenneth Gamet (from a story by Irving Ravetch) and filmed in Technicolor out in Old Tuscon, it feels (and is) lifeless and poor on structure and execution. With some misplaced humour and a cobbled together plot, this ultimately ends up as a time filler for Randy Scott completists only. There's some enjoyment to be had from watching our Randy lob dynamite around, and Leo Gordon steals the movie as menacing villain Frank Scavo, but sadly it never comes together to make a worthy mark. Which when you have cast list that contains Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Lee Van Cleef, Skip Homeier and Dennis Weaver! then that's a crime as much as it is a shame. 4/10

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-08-29

**_Has its points of interest, but not one of Scott’s better Westerns_** When the lovely ward of a menacing rancher in Arizona (Richard Boone) flees to the spread of a rival cattle baron (Randolph Scott) he hires ten shady gunmen to set things a’right. Leo Gordon and Lee Van Cleef are on hand as the latter while a youthful Dennis Weaver plays the Sheriff. "Ten Wanted Men" (1955) is a weak but watchable Western by Scott, who co-produced. It’s a loose take on the Billy the Kid story with different names and switching from New Mexico to Arizona. Skip Homeier plays the Kid, although he’s not an outlaw. Scott takes the John Chisum role while Lester Matthews fills the John Henry Tunstall part as the father of Homeier’s character. Meanwhile Boone plays the Lawrence Murphy part as the key villain with Leo Gordon basically taking the role of James Dolan. On the female front Jocelyn Brando plays Scott’s potential love interest while Donna Martell is on hand as the fetching Latino and point of contention between Boone and Homeier. Despite the quality cast, the parallel to the Lincoln County War and plenty of action, including lots of dynamite throwing in the last act, the story is curiously boring, although not completely. So the flick is worthwhile for fans of Scott Westerns, just don’t expect the expertise of "Ride the High Country" (1962), "The Tall T" (1956) or “Hangman's Knot” (1952). I’d even watch “The Stranger Wore a Gun” (1953) over this. The film runs 1 hour, 20 minutes, and was shot in Old Tucson & wilderness parts of Arizona (e.g. Sonoran Desert & Sierrita Mountains), as well as Lone Pine, California. GRADE: C+

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-14

Try as he might, Randolph Scott never really could play a tough character convincingly. To me, he just always looked like too much of decent, honourable man. This film, though, is one of his better efforts as the rancher ("Stewart") who steps in to protect "Corrine" (Jocelyn Brando) from the clutches of her nasty guardian "Campbell" (Richard Boone). Irked by her defection, he hires "Scavo" (Leo Gordon) and a band of outlaws to terrorise the town - a plan not without it's own risks as he soon discovers to his cost. Director Bruce Humberstone keeps the pace of this action adventure moving along quite well, it has plenty of double crosses, shoot 'em ups; even some house demolition - dynamite style - and Gordon actually makes for quite a decent baddie. Snags? Well the love triangle thing gets a bit dull after a few minutes, and the script is all over the place - it even tries it's hand at some very feeble jokes! It's still quite a watchable western but I'm afraid that it won't leave much of an impression on you - it certainly didn't with me.