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Robert Mitchum
Executive Producer -
Walter Bernstein
Screenplay -
Alex North
Original Music Composer -
Chester Erskine
Producer -
Robert Parrish
Director -
Alex Phillips
Director of Photography -
Mary Wills
Costume Design -
Michael Luciano
Editor
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Wuchak 12/26/2021 8:40:27 PM
_**Robert Mitchum caught between Mexico and America**_ A man from Missouri now living in Mexico and working for shady officials breaks his leg while conducting business in a West Texas town across the river. He has time to consider his future options, which include maybe joining the Texas Rangers and possibly hooking up with the unsatisfied wife of a straitlaced officer (Julie London & Gary Merrill). Meanwhile his bosses in Mexico blame him for a lost shipment of firearms. “The Wonderful Country” (1959) is similar in tone (not plot) to “Vera Cruz” (1954) and “One-Eyed Jacks” (1961), but lacks their compelling stories to make it great. This is still a worthwhile Western. It’s realistic and weighty with a few meaty dialogues and gems to mine, not to mention it’s nice to see a black character in an old Western (Leroy 'Satchel' Paige). It just needed a more focused script to tie everything together for a more absorbing experience. The film runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot entirely in Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango). GRADE: B-
John Banner
Ben SternerRobert Mitchum
Martin BradyJay Novello
Diego CasasMike Kellin
Pancho GillPedro Armendáriz
Cipriano CastroChuck Roberson
BartonGary Merrill
Major ColtonChester Hayes
Rascon (uncredited)