Return of the Bad Men, also known as Return of the Badmen, is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan and Anne Jeffreys.[2] A loose sequel to the 1946 film Badman's Territory, it was followed by Best of the Badmen (1951). Written by the husband-and-wife team of Jack Natteford and Luci Ward, the film was shot at the RKO Encino Ranch. It was the final collaboration between Enright and Scott and Jeffreys' final picture for RKO.
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Directed by | Ray Enright |
Written by | Jack Natteford Luci Ward Charles O'Neal |
Produced by | Nat Holt Jack J. Gross |
Starring | Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George 'Gabby' Hayes |
Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
Edited by | Samuel E. Beetley |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Production company | RKO Pictures |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.7 million (US rentals)[1] |
In 1880s Indian Territory (future Oklahoma), a rancher reluctantly agrees to take up the post of federal marshal and tackle a violent gang of outlaws ravaging the territory.
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