Directed by:
Samuel FullerScreenplay:
Samuel FullerCinematography:
James Wong HoweComposer:
Paul DunlapCast:
Vincent Price, Ellen Drew, Vladimir Sokoloff, Beulah Bondi, Jonathan Hale, Robert Barrat, I. Stanford Jolley, Fred Kohler Jr., Gene Roth, Angelo Rossitto (more)VOD (1)
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The little-known story of James A. Reavis, who in the mid-1800s forged documents that turned the Arizona Territory over to one woman, supposedly the heir to a Spanish landowner. Soon after, Reavis married this woman and tried to become the owner of the land, while the people of Arizona revolted against this land grab. (official distributor synopsis)
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An interestingly filmed story about the monumental fraud that was James Addison Reavis aka the Baron of Arizona. The enthralling performance of the charismatic Vincent Price in the main role is, of course, the peak of this flick. Screenwriter Sam Fuller embellishes the character of Reavis to some extent, turning him into a romantic antihero, but who cares, in the context of the story? What really matters is that he created a truly entertaining biographical piece depicting events about which I didn’t have the slightest clue. And Price shows his chameleon acting skills, even within one single role.
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