The read
It runs a compact 59m.
Synopsis
Larry Clarke rides into the town of Mesa, Arizona, from Texas, where he has just sold his ranch. Several people call him "Ted Crockett",who supposedly has been dead for five years, and a bartender advises him to say he is Crockett, as he can aid the law abiding citizens that way. Both Red Grindy, leader of the town's badmen, and Sheriff Ben Adams are fooled by Larry's resemblence to Crockett, as is Crockett's young widow, Mary, until Larry convinces her his isn't. He finds that all of the Crockett cowhands, with the exception of Neal King, are systematically rustling Mary's cattle. Larry takes charge, sends to Texas for his riders and then brings to an end the reign of terror Grindy and his men have over the territory. Creased in the head by a gunshot, Larry is freed of his amnesia and turns out to actually be Ted Crockett.
Ratings
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Leon BarshaDirector
- Paul PerezScreenplay
Cast
- Charles StarrettLarry Clarke / Ted Crockett
- Barbara WeeksMary Crockett
- Hal TaliaferroNeal King
- Jack Rube CliffordSheriff Ben Adams
- Al BridgeRed Grindy
- Walter DowningDoc Willat
- Mary GordonBridget
- Jack 'Tiny' LipsonSlim
- Edmund CobbTex Wiley
- Dick CurtisHenchman Hank Skinner
- Maston WilliamsHenchman Lefty Gates
- Harry FleischmannHenchman Joe Craig