The Badlanders (1958)

The Badlanders (1958)

A treasure to steal...a woman to win...a past to forget... 1958-09-03 United States of America 85 Min. PG-13
6.2 42 votes

Overview

Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.

Cast

Alan Ladd is Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
Peter Van Hoek (The Dutchman)
Ernest Borgnine is John McBain
John McBain
Claire Kelly is Ada Winton
Ada Winton
Kent Smith is Cyril Lounsberry
Cyril Lounsberry
Nehemiah Persoff is Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
Vincente (The Powder Monkey)
Anthony Caruso is Comanche
Adam Williams is Deputy Leslie
Deputy Leslie
Ford Rainey is Yuma Prison Warden
Yuma Prison Warden