The Badlanders
1958/09/03 (US) | Western, Crime, Drama
A treasure to steal...a woman to win...a past to forget...
Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.
Richard Collins
Screenplay
Delmer Daves
Director
Lead Cast
Alan Ladd
Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
Ernest Borgnine
John McBain
Katy Jurado
Anita
Claire Kelly
Ada Winton
Kent Smith
Cyril Lounsberry
Nehemiah Persoff
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
Robert Emhardt
Sample
Budget
$ 1,436,000
Revenue
$ 2,015,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Arcola Pictures
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Crews
W.R. Burnett
Novel
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Ridgeway Callow
Assistant Director
Daniel B. Cathcart
Art Direction
William A. Horning
Art Direction
Jack Mills
Set Decoration