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Rancho Notorious ()

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After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
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Altar Keane
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Vern Haskell
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Frenchy Fairmont
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Beth Forbes
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Baldy Gunder
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Maxine
John Raven ...
Chuck-a-Luck Dealer
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Mort Geary
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Wilson
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Preacher
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Harbin
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Comanche Paul
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Jeff Factor
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Rio (as Rodric Redwing)
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Racer with Fat Girl (uncredited)
Roger Anderson ...
Red (uncredited)
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Race Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Beltram ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Rancher in Posse (uncredited)
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Deputy (uncredited)
John Breen ...
Barfly (uncredited)
Nora Bush ...
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Sheriff Hardy (uncredited)
Charlita ...
Mexican Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Bing Conley ...
Race Spectator (uncredited)
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Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
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Gonzales (uncredited)
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Whitey (uncredited)
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Storyteller (uncredited)
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Posse Rider (uncredited)
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Racer (uncredited)
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Race Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Gonzalez ...
Hevia (uncredited)
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Kinch (uncredited)
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Ace Maguire (uncredited)
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Politician in Jail Cell (uncredited)
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Sheriff Sam Bullock (uncredited)
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Posse Rider (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Gambler (uncredited)
Tex Holden ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Politician in Jail Cell (uncredited)
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Chuck-a-Luck Wheel Spinner (uncredited)
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Deputy Warren (uncredited)
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Man on Porch (uncredited)
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The Barber (uncredited)
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Deputy (uncredited)
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Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
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Doc (uncredited)
Grace Lenard ...
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
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Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)
Jack Low ...
Bartender (uncredited)
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Henchman (uncredited)
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Man on Porch (uncredited)
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Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)
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Race Spectator (uncredited)
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Race Spectator (uncredited)
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Cowboy in the dark (uncredited)
Ewing Mitchell ...
Suitor (uncredited)
Alex Montoya ...
Cantina Bartender (uncredited)
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Bartender with Gunder (uncredited)
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Deputy in Gunsight (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Sheriff #2 (uncredited)
Jose Portugal ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Starr (uncredited)
Robert Robinson ...
Townsman in Office (uncredited)
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Deputy (uncredited)
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Politician (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall ...
Townswoman (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney ...
Saloon GIrl (uncredited)
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Clay Springs Townsman (uncredited)
James Stone ...
Doctor Who Attends Beth (uncredited)
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Posse Member (uncredited)
Felipe Turich ...
Sanchez (uncredited)
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Deputy (uncredited)
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Indian (uncredited)
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Marshal McDonald (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fritz Lang

Written by

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Daniel Taradash ... (screenplay by)
 
Silvia Richards ... (original story by)

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Howard Welsch ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Emil Newman
Hugo Friedhofer ... (uncredited)
Arthur Lange ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Hal Mohr ... director of photography

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Otto Ludwig ... editorial supervisor
Richard Mueller ... color consultant: Technicolor

Production Design by

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Wiard Ihnen

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Robert Priestley ... (set decorations)

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Nellie Manley ... hair stylist for Miss Dietrich (as Nelliemarie Manley)
Frank Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Ben Hersh ... production supervisor

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Emmett Emerson ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Mac Dalgleish ... sound
Hugh McDowell Jr. ... sound (as Hugh McDowell)

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Fred Graham ... stunts (uncredited)

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Sam Leavitt ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joe King ... wardrobe
Don Loper ... wardrobe designer: Miss Dietrich

Music Department

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Emil Newman ... musical director (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

A western based on the story "Gunsight Whitman" by Silvia Richards. Vern Haskell, a nice rancher, seeks out to avenge his fiancé's death when she is killed during a robbery. His revenge leads him to Chuck-a-luck, Altar Keane's ranch set up to hide criminals, and he finds more than he bargains for. Written by Andre'a M. Thompson

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Taglines HER RANCH WAS THE STORM CENTER OF THE VIOLENT WEST... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Chuck-a-Luck (United States)
  • L'ange des maudits (France)
  • L'ange maudit (France)
  • Die Gejagten (Germany)
  • Encobridora (Spain, Catalan title)
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  • 89 min
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Budget $900,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Director Fritz Lang had originally planned to call this film "Chuck-a-Luck". However, studio head Howard Hughes insisted that its name be changed to "Rancho Notorious", and when Lang asked why, he was told that it was because non-Americans (Europeans) wouldn't understand what "Chuck-a-Luck" (a gambling game commonly played in saloons in the Southwest) meant. Lang replied, "Well, it's a good thing that they all know what 'Rancho Notorious' (which has nothing to do with anything in the film) means!" See more »
Goofs When Haskell and Fairmont are in the cell and talking about gambling. One of them refers to a Chuck-a-Luck "Wheel". There is no wheel in Chuck-a-Luck. Chuck-a-Luck is a dice game, it's played with three dice usually contained in an hour-glass shaped rotatable cage. Bets are placed as to what number will come up on gaming table. The game played in the film involves a wheel with pegs in between representations of all the possible 3-dice rolls, which is the wheel that is both talked and sung about. This is a variation on the original game called Big Six Wheel. Because of the distribution of the combinations, the house advantage or edge for this wheel is greater than for chuck-a-luck. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Fatale beauté (1994). See more »
Soundtracks Get Away Young Man See more »
Crazy Credits As the title song plays and Bill Lee sings the lyric "... and a man of steel ..." there are eleven names of supporting actors on screen, and the name in the central position is George Reeves, soon to be cast as The Man of Steel in *The Adventures of Superman* (1952-58). See more »
Quotes Altar Keane: [to Vern] I'd wish you go away... and come back ten years ago.
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