California stage robber Black Bart meets European dancer Lola Montez.California stage robber Black Bart meets European dancer Lola Montez.California stage robber Black Bart meets European dancer Lola Montez.
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Soledad Jiménez
- Teresa
- (as Soledad Jimenez)
Eddy Waller
- Ed Mason
- (as Eddy C. Waller)
Anne O'Neal
- Mrs. Harmon
- (as Anne O'Neil)
Eddie Acuff
- Elkins
- (uncredited)
Earl Audet
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
- Henry
- (uncredited)
Nina Campana
- Mamacita
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCharles E. Boles was the historical figure known as Black Bart, and he reportedly held up 28 Wells Fargo stagecoaches in Northern California before he was captured in 1882. The real Boles operated alone, used an unloaded weapon, and often-times he left poems inside the strongboxes he had looted. After his release from prison, he disappeared. His place and date of death is unknown. Update 2/2022; According to Wikipedia, Black Bart left only a brief poem at two different robberies.
- GoofsOne of the newspaper columns (c. 1849) mentions automobiles.
- Quotes
Clark: I've got an idea that's bigger than anything you've ever heard. It'll take time... and it'll take brains.
Charles E. Boles: I got plenty of time.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Phantom Planet (1998)
Featured review
Watchable
This film starts with two outlaws by the names of "Charles E. Boles" (Dan Duryea) and "Lance Hardeen" (Jeffrey Lynn) being led to a hanging tree out of town after committing several crimes. However, before the nooses can be put around their necks another outlaw named "Jersey Brady" (Percy Kilbride) ambushes the hanging party and springs his two friends. Once freed Charles decides to split up from the other two and heads for California with all of the money taken from a previous heist. Not long afterward he dons a mask and upon assuming the nickname of "Black Bart" proceeds to rob stagecoaches belonging to Wells Fargo. As luck would have it one of the stagecoaches he robs has both Lance and Jersey as passengers along with a famous dancer from Europe by the name of "Lola Montez" (Yvonne De Carlo). Needless to say, their lives become intertwined from this moment on. Now, rather than reveal any more of the film and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a watchable Western movie for the most part. Although I liked the performances of Yvonne De Carlo and Percy Kilbride to a certain extent, to be quite honest I didn't think Dan Duryea possessed the necessary screen presence to handle the starring role. Likewise, I also thought some of the scenarios were a bit too fanciful and unrealistic for my tastes. Again though, it's certainly watchable and worth the time spent if one is inclined to movies of this type. I rate it as average.
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- Uriah43
- Sep 26, 2014
Details
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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