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Rancho Notorious

Name: Rancho Notorious
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 1952-04-10
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.5

★ 6,5 /10 (126 Votes)

1952 EN 86 min

Overview

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.

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Release date

10/04/1952

Votes

126

Popularity

1.8

Where anything goes… for a price!

Genres

Drama Western

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

86 min

Marlene Dietrich

Altar Keane

Arthur Kennedy

Vern Haskell

Mel Ferrer

Frenchy Fairmont

Gloria Henry

Beth Forbes

William Frawley

Baldy Gunder

Lisa Ferraday

Maxine

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John Raven

Dealer

Jack Elam

Mort Geary

George Reeves

Wilson

Frank Ferguson

Preacher

Francis McDonald

Harbin

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Dan Seymour

Comanche Paul

John Kellogg

Jeff Factor

Rodd Redwing

Rio

Lane Chandler

Sheriff Hardy (uncredited)

John Doucette

Whitey (uncredited)

Dick Elliott

Storyteller (uncredited)

Lloyd Gough

Kinch (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Ace Maguire (uncredited)

William Haade

Sheriff Sam Bullock (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

Deputy Warren (uncredited)

Fuzzy Knight

Barber (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Sheriff (uncredited)

Russell Johnson

Chuck-A-Luck Wheel Spinner (uncredited)

Victor Adamson

Racer with Fat Girl (uncredited)

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Roger Anderson

Red (uncredited)

Al Bain

Race Spectator (uncredited)

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Ray Beltram

Barfly (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Rancher in Posse (uncredited)

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John Bose

Deputy (uncredited)

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John Breen

Barfly (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Townswoman (uncredited)

Charlita

Mexican Girl in Bar (uncredited)

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Bing Conley

Race Spectator (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Sheriff #4 (uncredited)

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Joe Dominguez

Gonzales (uncredited)

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Art Felix

Posse Rider (uncredited)

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Joe Garcio

Racer (uncredited)

John George

Race Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Griffin

Politician in Jail Cell (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Posse Rider (uncredited)

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Al Haskell

Townsman (uncredited)

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Jack Hendricks

Gambler (uncredited)

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Tex Holden

Barfly (uncredited)

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Frank Jaquet

Politician in Jail Cell (uncredited)

Ray Jones

Man on Porch (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)

Nolan Leary

Doc (uncredited)

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Grace Lenard

Saloon Girl (uncredited)

Tom London

Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)

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Jack Low

Bartender (uncredited)

Pierce Lyden

Henchman (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Man on Porch (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)

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Merrill McCormick

Race Spectator (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Race Spectator (uncredited)

Ewing Mitchell

Suitor (uncredited)

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Alex Montoya

Cantina Bartender (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Bartender with Gunder (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Barfly (uncredited)

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José Portugal

Barfly (uncredited)

Stuart Randall

Starr (uncredited)

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Robert Robinson

Townsman in Office (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt

Deputy (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Politician (uncredited)

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Allen D. Sewall

Townsman (uncredited)

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Lucile Sewall

Townswoman (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney

Saloon Girl (uncredited)

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Tom Smith

Clay Springs Townsman (uncredited)

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James Stone

Doctor Who Attends Beth (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor

Posse Member (uncredited)

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Felipe Turich

Sanchez (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Deputy (uncredited)

Billy Wilkerson

Indian (uncredited)

Harry Woods

Marshal McDonald (uncredited)

Fuzzy Knight

The Barber (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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**_Western oddity about a ranch haven for outlaws led by Marlene Dietrich_** A vengeful Wyoming ranch hand (Arthur Kennedy) relentlessly pursues the cowardly murderer of his fiancé (Gloria Henry). He eventually teams-up with a smooth brigand (Mel Ferrer) in the Southwest who takes him to a hacienda that’s a secret sanctuary for hooligans led by a former saloon entertainer named Altar Keane (Dietrich). The last of three Westerns directed by Fritz Lang, "Rancho Notorious" (1952) is a largely set-bound stylized ‘B’ movie that distorts reality in its implementation of artificial backdrops an…

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Spectacle and action. That's what this Western offers to the fullest degree. It's a revenge tale, and ordinarily might be run of the mill, but for some incredible cinematography. The spectacle is great. Arthur Kennedy plays the man looking for his fiance's killer. There is a mystery first as to where the killer is, and second a mystery of whom the killer is. Two men commit a robbery. The albino man waits outside while the culprit robs and kills the hero's fiance. Later, the killer argues with the albino over where to go. A place called "Chugalug", but the albino wants to part ways. He is …

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Now this doesn't start off very well - we have a really terrible "chuck-a-luck" song that makes you squirm a little. Stick with it though as "Vern" (Arthur Kennedy) sets off to track down the murderer of his gal who was slain in a hold up. Meantime, "Altar" (Marlene Dietrich) gets the boot from her hotel singing job but not before, with the help of "Frenchy" (Mel Ferrer), she wins quite a large sum on it's rigged wheel of chance. The two threads of the story knit together when "Vern" arrives at a remote ranch that's now owned by her and that offers a sort of sanctuary for those fleeing the law…

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Rancho Notorious

Overview

Original Soundtrack

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