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Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

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Ride, Vaquero!

"The Outlaw And The Beauty!"

1953

1h 30m

6.1(21 votes)

Western

Drama

Overview

Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their Texas border territory.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Rio

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Cordelia Cameron

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

King Cameron

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

José Esqueda

Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

Father Antonio

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Sheriff Parker

Charlita

Charlita

Singer

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Adam Smith

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Barton

Joe Dominguez

Vincente

Creative team

Directed by: John Farrow
Written by: Frank Fenton
Produced by: Stephen Ames

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