Massacre (1956 film)
1956 film by Louis King
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Massacre is a 1956 American-Mexican Western film directed by Louis King and starring Dane Clark, James Craig, and Martha Roth.[1]
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Directed byLouis King
Screenplay byD.D. Beauchamp
Based onFred Freiberger
William Tunberg
(from a story by)
William Tunberg
(from a story by)
Produced byRobert L. Lippert Jr.
Olallo Rubio Gandara
(co-producer)
Olallo Rubio Gandara
(co-producer)
| Massacre | |
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| Directed by | Louis King |
| Screenplay by | D.D. Beauchamp |
| Based on | Fred Freiberger William Tunberg (from a story by) |
| Produced by | Robert L. Lippert Jr. Olallo Rubio Gandara (co-producer) |
| Starring | Dane Clark James Craig Martha Roth |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Edited by | Carl Pierson |
| Music by | Gonzalo Curiel |
| Color process | Anscocolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Countries | United States Mexico |
| Language | English |
It was known as Charge of the Rurales.[2]
Plot
A tribe of hostile Indian goes on the warpath slaughtering white men with guns sold to them by mercenary outlaws.
Cast
- Dane Clark as Capitán Ramón
- James Craig as Teniente Ezparza
- Martha Roth as Angélica Chávez
- Miguel Torruco as Miguel Chávez
- Jaime Fernández as Juan Pedro (as Jamie Fernandez)
- José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' as Vincent (as Ferrusquilla)
- Enrique Zambrano as Munez
- José Muñoz as Macario
- José Pulido as Self
Production
The film was originally to have been a co-production between Robert Lippert and Guatemala with the film to be shot on location under the title Charge of the Rurales.[3] Serious troubles forced the production to Mexico.[4][5]
