Raiders of Old California

Raiders of Old California - At the end of the Mexican-American War, a crooked U.S. Cavalry Captain and his men force a captive Mexican officer to sign the deeds to his vast lands and large hacienda over to the Captain.

Raiders of Old California (1957)
Director: Albert C. Gannaway
Writers: Samuel Roeca, Tom Hubbard
Stars: Jim Davis, Arleen Whelan, Faron Young
Genre: Western
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1957 (United States)
Filming Location: Kanab, Utah, USA

Synopsis:
After a long battle with Gen. Miguel Sebastian of Mexico, Capt. McKane (Jim Davis) and his troops successfully take over a small town in Southern California. Despite the Mexican settlers’ claim that the land is rightfully theirs, McKane, Sgt. Pardee (Lee Van Cleef) and a gang of mercenaries drive them from their homes. When U.S. Judge Ward Young (Louis Jean Heydt) and his lawman son, Faron (Faron Young), come to town, they’re shocked by McKane’s ruthless leadership and vow to set things right.

Reviews:
Former Cavalry officer Jim Davis and fellow heavies Lee Van Cleef and Marty Robbins take control of a huge parcel of land following the Mexican American War, pushing the Mexican peasant farmers off the property given them by it’s former owner, a General in the Mexican Army.

Raiders Of Old California looks a bit cheap but it’s so hard-boiled and action packed that the low-budget doesn’t hurt it all that much, though I wish country stars Robbins and Faron Young could have strummed and sang a few tunes.

Speaking of Young, he’s pretty good as Davis’ nemesis, a justice seeking U.S. Marshall. If he had been fifteen years older he could have been an excellent Saturday matinée western star.

Lee Van Cleef too has a pretty meaty role as Davis’ number one henchman. Here he’s just as mean, cold, and cruel as he is in later performances. This is essential viewing for Van Cleef fans.

• written by “FightingWesterner” on IMDb.com
  

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Raiders of Old California
Argentina A fuego de revolver
Belgium De laatste rit(Flemish)
Belgium L’ultime chevauchée(French)
Canada Raiders of Old California(English)
Canada L’ultime chevauchée(French)
Chile A fuego de revolver
Colombia A fuego de revolver
Denmark Riffelhelten fra Texas
France L’Ultime Chevauchée
Germany Die Plünderer von Texas(DVD Title)
Germany Western Perlen 35 - Die Plünderer von Texas(DVD Title)
Ireland Raiders of Old California(English)
Italy Lungo il fiume rosso
Japan 掠奪者の群(Japanese)
Mexico A fuego de revolver
Netherlands De laatste rit
Romania Prăduitorii vechii Californii
United Kingdom Raiders of Old California
United States Raiders of Old California
United States Six Guns and a Gavel(Working Title)
United States The Gun and the Gavel(Working Title)
United States The Violent Land(Working Title)
Venezuela A fuego de revolver

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