Cole Younger, Gunfighter

An outlaw must decide whether to stick his neck out for an innocent man.

Cast

Frank Lovejoy

as Cole Younger

James Best

as Kit Caswell

Abby Dalton

as Lucy Antrim

Jan Merlin

as Frank Wittrock

Douglas Spencer

as Marshal Fred Woodruff

Ainslie Pryor

as Captain Follyard

Frank Ferguson

as Sheriff Ralph Wittrock

Myron Healey

as Phil Bennett / Charlie Bennett

George Keymas

as Sgt. Price, State Police

Dan Sheridan

as Phelps

Reviews

John Chard

A remake of The Desperado (1954) In 1873 the proud citizens of Texas were humiliated and oppressed under the carpet-bagger administration of Governor E.J. Davis and his especially created state police, the corrupt and tyrannical "Bluebellies". Natuarlly they didn't take it lying down - - - R.G...

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