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The Ride Back

The Ride Back

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The Ride Back

"It Rides a Trail NO Western Ever Rode Before!"

1957

1h 19m

6.4(24 votes)

Western

Overview

A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.

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United Artists

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Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Bob Callen

William Conrad

William Conrad

Sheriff Chris Hamish

Lita Milan

Lita Milan

Elena

Victor Millan

Victor Millan

Father Ignatius

Jorge Treviño

Jorge Treviño

Border Guard

Ellen Hope Monroe

Little girl

Joe Dominguez

Luis

Louis Towers

Boy

Creative team

Directed by: Allen H. Miner
Oscar Rudolph
Written by: Antony Ellis
Produced by: William Conrad
Robert Aldrich

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