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The Wonderful Country

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6.1/10 • 58

1959-10-211h 38m

Western

A Face...A Man...A Motion Picture as Proud and Violent as Tom Lea's Bold and Powerful Novel!

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.

Directors
Robert Parrish
Editors
Michael Luciano

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  1. Robert Mitchum

    Robert Mitchum

    Martin Brady

  2. Julie London

    Julie London

    Helen Colton

  3. Gary Merrill

    Gary Merrill

    Major Colton

  4. Albert Dekker

    Albert Dekker

    Cap. Rucker (Texas Ranger)

  5. Pedro Armendáriz

    Pedro Armendáriz

    Cipriano Castro

  6. Jack Oakie

    Jack Oakie

    Travis Hyle

  7. Charles McGraw

    Charles McGraw

    Dr. Stovall

  8. Anthony Caruso

    Anthony Caruso

    Santiago Santos

  9. Mike Kellin

    Mike Kellin

    Pancho Gill

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Wuchak

Dec 26, 2021

6/10

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-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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