Return of the Bad Men

Return of the Bad Men
Directed by	Ray Enright
Produced by	Nat Holt Jack J. Gross
Written by	Jack Natteford Luci Ward Charles O'Neal
Starring	Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George 'Gabby' Hayes
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	Samuel E. Beetley
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release dates	July 17, 1948
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.7 million (US rentals)[1]

Return of the Bad Men is a 1948 American western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan and Anne Jeffreys.^[2] The film was also released with the alternative title Return of the Badmen. It was a loose sequel to the 1946 film Badman's Territory and was followed by Best of the Badmen (1951).

Synopsis

In 1880s Indian Territory (future Oklahoma), a rancher reluctantly agrees to take up the post of federal marshal and tackle a violent gang of outlaws ravaging the territory.

Main cast

• Randolph Scott as Vance
• Robert Ryan as Sundance Kid
• Anne Jeffreys as Cheyenne
• George 'Gabby' Hayes as John Pettit
• Jacqueline White as Madge Allen
• Steve Brodie as Cole Younger
• Tom Keene as Jim Younger
• Robert Bray as John Younger
• Lex Barker as Emmett Dalton
• Walter Reed as Bob Dalton
• Michael Harvey as Grat Dalton
• Dean White as Billy The Kid / Billy the Kid
• Robert Armstrong as Wild Bill Doolin
• Tom Tyler as Wild Bill Yeager
• Lew Harvey as Arkansas Kid
• Gary Gray as Johnny
• Walter Baldwin as Muley Wilson
• Minna Gombell as Emily
• Warren Jackson as George Mason
• Robert Clarke as Dave
• Jason Robards Sr. as Judge Harper

References

1. "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
2. Jarlett p.192-93

Bibliography

• Jarlett, Franklin. Robert Ryan: A Biography and Critical Filmography. McFarland, 1997.

External links

• Return of the Bad Men at the Internet Movie Database