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Raton Pass (1951)

Raton Pass (1951)

Western

"Hold Raton Pass And You Hold The Rest Of The West By The Throat!"

Release Date: 1951, April 7
Directors: Edwin L. Marin
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Louis Jean Heydt, Dan White, Phil Schumacher, Frosty Royce, Roland Winters, Noble 'Kid' Chissell, George Bell, Steve Cochran, John Crawford, Joe Phillips, Margarita Martín, Patricia Neal

Overview:

Raton Pass is a curious western based on the rules of Community Property. Dennis Morgan and Patricia Neal portray a recently married husband and wife, each of whom owns half of a huge cattle ranch. Neal is a tad more ambitious than her husband, and with the help of a little legal chicanery she tries to obtain Morgan's half of the spread. He balks, so she hires a few gunslingers to press the issue. In a 1951 western, the greedy party usually came to a sorry end; Raton Pass adheres strictly to tradition.

Keywords:

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