The struggle to determine which country would control California (the US, Mexico, or Russia) is chronicled in this not-so-subtly disguised Cold War western. Wilde plays the leader of a group of Spanish Californians who would prefer that the US claim the rights to the territory. The
villain, Dehner, is a wealthy landowner who has accepted Russia's promise of power and influence if he will ensure its annexation of California. Dehner hires Mexican bandit Bedoya to steal all the weapons from a gun shop owned by Wright and her father. The father is killed and Wright joins Wilde
to recover the stolen guns and thwart the Russian takeover. The politics are a little tough t...
Released:
1952
Rated:
NR
Length:
78 mins