Branded (1950)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 44min
- Adventure, Romance
- Nov 1950 (USA)
- Movie
A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child.
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Cast verified as complete
Alan Ladd | ... |
Choya
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Mona Freeman | ... |
Ruth Lavery
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Charles Bickford | ... |
Richard Lavery
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Robert Keith | ... |
T. Jefferson Leffingwell
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Joseph Calleia | ... |
Rubriz
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Peter Hansen | ... |
Tonio
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Selena Royle | ... |
Mrs. Lavery
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Tom Tully | ... |
Ransom
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John Berkes | ... |
Tattoo
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Milburn Stone | ... |
Dawson
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Martin Garralaga | ... |
Hernandez
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Edward Clark | ... |
Dad Travis
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John Butler | ... |
Spig
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Carl Andre | ... |
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
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Salvador Baguez | ... |
Roberto (uncredited)
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Dick Botiller | ... |
Vaquero (uncredited)
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Carlos Conde | ... |
Vaquero (uncredited)
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James Cornell | ... |
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
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Joe Dominguez | ... |
Rubriz Man (uncredited)
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Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Link (uncredited)
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Sam Finn | ... |
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
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Ralph Gomez | ... |
Vaquero (uncredited)
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Len Hendry | ... |
Rubriz Man (uncredited)
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Jerry James | ... |
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
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Bob Kortman | ... |
Hank (uncredited)
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Pat Lane | ... |
Jake (uncredited)
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George J. Lewis | ... |
Andy (uncredited)
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Frank McCarroll | ... |
Burly Man (uncredited)
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Julia Montoya | ... |
Joe's Wife (uncredited)
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Edward Peil Sr. | ... |
Tully (uncredited)
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Pepito Pérez | ... |
Vaquero (uncredited)
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Jack Roberts | ... |
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
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Russell Saunders | ... |
Ranch Hand (uncredited)
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Olan Soule | ... |
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
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Felipe Turich | ... |
Vaquero (uncredited)
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Tony Urchel | ... |
Rubriz Man (uncredited)
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Natividad Vacío | ... |
Peon (uncredited)
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Henry Wills | ... |
Rubriz Man (uncredited)
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Guy Zanette | ... |
Rubriiz Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
Rudolph Maté |
Written by
Sydney Boehm | ... | (screenplay) and |
Cyril Hume | ... | (screenplay) |
Max Brand | ... | (novel "Montana Rides") (as Evan Evans) |
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Winston Miller | ... | (contract writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Mel Epstein | ... | producer |
Music by
Roy Webb |
Cinematography by
Charles Lang | ... | director of photography (as Charles B. Lang Jr.) |
W. Wallace Kelley | ... | director of photography (uncredited) |
Editing by
Alma Macrorie | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
Monroe W. Burbank | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Doane Harrison | ... | editorial supervisor |
Gladys Carley | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Bert McKay | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Roland Anderson | ||
Hans Dreier |
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer | ||
Ray Moyer |
Costume Design by
Edith Head |
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Glen Alden | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Nellie Manley | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Lenore Weaver | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
William Woods | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
John R. Coonan | ... | assistant production manager |
Hugh Brown | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Frank Caffey | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Andrew J. Durkus | ... | assistant production manager: second unit (uncredited) |
Richard Johnston | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herbert Coleman | ... | assistant director (as William H. Coleman) |
Harry Caplan | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Charles C. Coleman | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Oscar Rudolph | ... | second assistant director: second unit (uncredited) |
Edward Salven | ... | assistant director: second unit (uncredited) |
Art Department
Arthur Camp | ... | props (uncredited) |
A. Earl Hedrick | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Robert McCrellis | ... | props (uncredited) |
Will Williams | ... | movie poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
Harry Lindgren | ... | sound recordist |
Ray Cossar | ... | sound (uncredited) / stage engineer (uncredited) |
Jim Miller | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Herb Tice | ... | cableman (uncredited) |
Stunts
Carl Andre | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jimmie Dundee | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Russell Saunders | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Willard W. Willingham | ... | double: Alan Ladd (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Guy Bennett | ... | second camera (uncredited) |
Ed Crowder | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Pat Drew | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Don English | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
James Hawley | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Walter McLeod | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Kenneth Meade | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Bob Rogers | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ed Fitzharris | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Hazel Hegarty | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Sam Levine | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Van Cleave | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Harry F. Hogan | ... | script clerk (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Claire Behnke | ... | script clerk: second unit (uncredited) |
Bill Cunningham | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Phil Eastman | ... | assistant: Technicolor (uncredited) |
John Hamilton | ... | technician: Technicolor (uncredited) |
Bill Hurley | ... | livestock supervisor (uncredited) |
Ernesto A. Romero | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Tommy Summers | ... | stand-in: Alan Ladd (uncredited) |
Paul Uhl | ... | technician: Technicolor (uncredited) |
James Vincent | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1950) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Royal-Film N.V. (1951) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Motion Picture Export Association (MPEA) (1951) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films de España (1951) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Archive Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- daredo (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Technicolor (color)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Twenty-five years ago the Lavery baby was kidnapped. Bad guy Leffingwell gets Choya to impersonate the son to gain the Lavery estate. When he finally fesses up to his "sister" Ruth she is furious. To redeem himself he sets out to find the real son.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Taglines | LADD as you like him in an Action-Packed Adventure! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Feature-film debut of Peter Hansen playing the real long-lost son, "Tonio." See more » |
Goofs | When Alan Ladd's character is washing up (takes his shirt off to reveal the fake birthmark) after riding the unbroken horse, he uses a faucet from a modern pressurized water system rather than a period hand pump. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Hustle (1975). See more » |
Quotes |
Dad Travis:
You got any friends? Choya: My guns. Dad Travis: Kinfolk? Choya: My horse. See more » |