The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

98 mins | Western | Oct. 21, 1959

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.

The Wonderful Country

98 mins | Western | Oct. 21, 1959

The Wonderful Country
Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers United Artists, D.R.M. Productions
Original title The Wonderful Country
Directors Robert Parrish
Writers Robert Ardrey, Tom Lea, Walter Bernstein

Cast

Robert Mitchum

as Martin Brady

Julie London

as Helen Colton

Gary Merrill

as Major Colton

Albert Dekker

as Cap. Rucker (Texas Ranger)

Pedro Armendáriz

as Cipriano Castro

Jack Oakie

as Travis Hyle

Charles McGraw

as Dr. Stovall

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

as Sgt. Sutton

Anthony Caruso

as Santiago Santos

Mike Kellin

as Pancho Gill

Víctor Manuel Mendoza

as General Marcos Castro

Jay Novello

as Diego Casas

John Banner

as Ben Sterner

Max Slaten

as Ludwig 'Chico' Sterner

Joe Haworth

as Stoker

Tom Lea

as Mr. Peebles, the barber

Chuck Roberson

as Barton

Claudio Brook

as Ruelle (uncredited)

Chester Hayes

as Rascon (uncredited)

Victoria Horne

as Townswoman at Dance (uncredited)