The Badlanders

1958

The Badlanders

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Alan Ladd stars in The Badlanders as Peter Van Hook, the mastermind of a gold robbery. The victim-to-be is Cyril Lounsberry (Kent Smith), whose perjured testimony had sent the innocent Van Hook and John McBain (Ernest Borgnine) to prison. Van Hook and McBain conspire with "sporting woman" Anita (Katy Jurado) to rob Lounsberry of his ill-gotten gains; meanwhile Lounsberry is planning to ditch his wife and run off with his mistress, Ada Winton (Claire Kelly). Aligning with dynamite expert Vincente (Nehemiah Persoff), Van Hook and his companions pull off the heist, only to be arrested at Lounsberry's command. McBain exacts final vengeance on Lounsberry, allowing Van Hook to escape with Ada. If you look closely, you'll discover that The Badlanders is a sagebrush remake of The Asphalt Jungle (1950), a fact confirmed by the onscreen credits.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Western, Romance
Directed By:

Delmer Daves
Written By:

Richard Collins
In Theaters:

Dec 15, 1958 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jan 25, 2010
Runtime:

85 minutes
Studio:

Warner Home Video

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Cast

Alan Ladd
as Peter Van Hoek ('The Dutchman')

Ernest Borgnine
as John 'Mac' McBain

Katy Jurado
as Anita

Claire Kelly
as Ada Winton

Kent Smith
as Cyril Lounsberry

Nehemiah Persoff
as Vincente

Robert Emhardt
as Sample

Anthony Caruso
as Comanche

Adam Williams
as Leslie

Ford Rainey
as Warden

John Day
as Lee

Paul R. Baxley Jr.
as Jeff

Roberto Contreras
as Pepe

Karl Swenson
as Marshal

Barbara Baxley

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Critic Reviews for The Badlanders

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A Western remake of the film noir "The Asphalt Jungle" pales considerably besides John Huston's original.

Nov 1, 2005 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for The Badlanders

Mar 09, 2011

Solid western with Ladd and Borgnine playing well off of each other. Well directed by Daves with good color photography and a lively pace. Katy Jurado is a strong second lead and looks particularly beautiful here. She and Borgnine were briefly married after this, quite a tempestous union.

jay n Super Reviewer
Dec 01, 2010

Not a bad Western but it didnt really pick up till the end

Brody M Super Reviewer