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California Conquest

1952, Movie, NR, 78 mins

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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 to take, but good performances by Wilde, Dehner, and Bedoya, combined with some exciting action sequences, carry the material through. leave a comment
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