Summary
The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.
Cast
Vincent Price
James Addison Reavis
Ellen Drew
Sofia de Peralta-Reavis
Vladimir Sokoloff
Pepito Alvarez
Beulah Bondi
Loma Morales
Reed Hadley
John Griff
Robert Barrat
Judge Adams
Robin Short
Tom Lansing
Karen Kester
Sofia as a child
Margia Dean
Marquesa de Santella
Jonathan Hale
Governor
I. Stanford Jolley
Mr. Richardson
Tina Pine
Rita
Angelo Rossitto
Angie -- Gypsy
Edward Keane
Surveyor General Miller
Barbara Woodell
Mrs. Carrie Lansing
Fred Kohler Jr.
Demmings
Tris Coffin
McCleary
Gene Roth
Father Guardian
Ed East
Hank
Joseph J. Greene
Mr. Gunther
Abdullah Abbas
Indian (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
Townsman (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Gypsy (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Townsman (uncredited)
Nick Borgani
Gypsy (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
Vigilante (uncredited)
Roy Bucko
Townsman (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Brother Gregory (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Townsman (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Townsman Watching Reavis Return to Arizona (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Townsman (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Board Member - Department of Interior (uncredited)
Terry Frost
Morelle - Vigilante (uncredited)
Gil Frye
Griff's Associate (uncredited)
Elias Gamboa
Mexican Cemetery man (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Officer (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Pat Goldin
Diminutive Franciscan Monk (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Guard (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Townsman (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Party Guest (uncredited)
Stephen S. Harrison
Surveyor's Assistant (uncredited)
Al Haskell
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Hendricks
Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Townsman (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Man in the Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
Kay Koury
Townswoman (uncredited)
Billy McCoy
Townsman (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Townsman (uncredited)
Tom McDonough
Deputy (uncredited)
George Meader
Hank - Lansing's Father-in-Law (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
Townsman (uncredited)
Lew Morphy
Vigilante Firing Signal Shot (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Board Member - Department of Interior (uncredited)
Robert A. O'Neil
Brother Paul (uncredited)
Adolfo Ornelas
Mr. Martinez (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Guest at Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
Joe Phillips
Deputy (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Mr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Townsman (uncredited)
Frosty Royce
Deputy (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Townsman (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Townsman (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Townsman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Man at Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Townsman (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Townsman (uncredited)
Zacharias Yaconelli
Greco (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Writer
Samuel Fuller
Story
Homer Croy
Reviews
Geronimo1967
January 10, 2024
7
Yikes! Talk about playing the long game...! Vincent Price is at his manipulative best as the scheming "Reavis" who concocts a cunning plan to end up owning the entire Arizona territory. As it acceded into the United States, the government agreed to honour land grants given in years gone by by the kings of Spain. "Reavis" turns up one rainy night at the dilapidated home of "Pepito" (Vladimir Sokoloff) and claims that his adopted daughter "Sofia" (Ellen Drew) is the last in the line of the "De Peralta" family who were granted the land by King Ferdinand VI. He proceeds to bring her up as a baroness. He imbues in her all the characteristics of a landed lady whilst cleverly forging the necessary documentation - even spending years in a Spanish monastery - before laying their claim. How can the government and the local population legally challenge this state of affairs? The last ten minutes rather let it down - a touch too much romantic melodrama, but for the most part this is a well constructed exercise in deviousness and plotting that Price holds together well. It's perhaps a little bit long, but is quite an interesting story of an aspect of the formation of the USA that's quite intriguingly, almost menacingly, built up.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
