Passion (1954 film)
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Beatrice A. Dresher
Joseph Lejtes
Miguel Padilla
Joseph Lejtes
| Passion | |
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Screenplay by | Howard Estabrook Beatrice A. Dresher Joseph Lejtes |
| Story by | Beatrice A. Dresher Miguel Padilla Joseph Lejtes |
| Produced by | Benedict Bogeaus |
| Starring | Cornel Wilde Yvonne De Carlo Raymond Burr Lon Chaney Jr. Rodolfo Acosta John Qualen |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Edited by | Carlo Lodato |
| Music by | Louis Forbes |
Production company | Benedict Bogeaus Production |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Passion is a 1954 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Howard Estabrook, Beatrice A. Dresher and Joseph Lejtes. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Yvonne De Carlo, Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr., Rodolfo Acosta and John Qualen. The film was released on October 6, 1954, by RKO Pictures.[1][2][3]
A greedy California land baron stakes a claim to the property of Gaspar Melo, sending hired guns to seize control. A rancher, Juan Obreon, learns that Melo's granddaughter Rosa has given birth to a baby. Juan is the child's father and intends to marry Rosa, but she is forced to hide her new son before hired gun Sandro shoots her.
Rosa has a sister, Tonya, who flees before Sandro or his man Castro can find her. Captain Rodriguez, a friend of Juan's, becomes involved when Juan seeks vengeance for Rosa by killing the new land owner's men. Thanks to the captain's intervention, Juan is able to live in peace with Tonya and his child.
Cast
- Cornel Wilde as Juan Obreon
- Yvonne De Carlo as Rosa Melo / Tonya Melo
- Raymond Burr as Captain Rodriguez
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Castro
- Rodolfo Acosta as Salvator Sandro
- John Qualen as Gaspar Melo
- Anthony Caruso as Sergeant Muñoz
- Robert Warwick as Padre
- John Dierkes as Escobar
- Alex Montoya as Manuel
- James Kirkwood Sr. as Don Rosendo
- Frank de Kova as Martinez
