Charro!

Vince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory canon from Mexico and blames the deed on ex-member Jess Wade, who wants to go straight.

Cast

Elvis Presley

as Jess Wade

Ina Balin

as Tracey Winters

Victor French

as Vince Hackett

Barbara Werle

as Mrs. Sara Ramsey

Solomon Sturges

as Billy Roy Hackett

Lynn Kellogg

as Marcie

James B. Sikking

as Gunner

Paul Brinegar

as Opie Keetch

Harry Landers

as Heff

Tony Young

as Lt. Rivera

Reviews

r96sk

Great score and song, but the film itself doesn't quite match those two things. Elvis Presley stars as the lead in <em>'Charro!'</em>, a western from 1969. The main point of the premise is a promising one, but the execution of it isn't anything all that interesting. The end events are entertainin...

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