The Firebrand (1962 film)

1962 film by Maury Dexter

The Firebrand (also known as Caballero) is a 1962 American Western film directed and produced by Maury Dexter and starring Kent Taylor, Valentin de Vargas^[1] and Lisa Montell.^[2][3]

Plot

A Mexican outlaw wages a war against the corrupt California Rangers during the California Gold Rush.

Cast

• Kent Taylor as Maj. Tim Bancroft
• Valentin de Vargas as Joaquin Murieta
• Lisa Montell as Clarita Vasconcelos
• Joe Raciti as Jack Garcia
• Chubby Johnson as Tampico
• Barbara Mansell as Cassie
• Allen Jaffe as Torres
• Troy Melton as Walker
• Fred Krone as Dickens
• Sid Haig as Diego
• Felix Locher as Ramirez
• Jerry Summers as Rafael Vasconcelos
• Tom Daly as California Ranger
• I. Stanford Jolley as California Ranger
• Pat Lawless as California Ranger

References

Citations

1. Paz 1937, p. Ixxvii.
2. "FIREBRAND, The". Monthly Film Bulletin. 30 (348). London: 47. January 1, 1963. ProQuest 1305832456.
3. Reid 2015, p. 126.

Sources

• Paz, Ireneo (1937). The Life and Adventures of the Celebrated Bandit, Joaquin Murrieta, His Exploits (2nd ed.). Chicago: The Charles T. Powner Co. p. Ixxvii. ISBN 9781611922059.
• Reid, John Howard (2015). World's Worst Westerns Plus Some of the Best Your Guide to the Best of the Worst (1st ed.). Morrisville, North Carolina: Lulu Press, Inc. p. 126. ISBN 978-1329548374.

External links

• The Firebrand at IMDb
• The Firebrand at TCMDB
• The Firebrand at BFI