The Bad Man (1941 film) (original) (raw)
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1941 film by Richard Thorpe
| The Bad Man | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
| Screenplay by | Wells Root |
| Based on | the play _The Bad Man_by Porter Emerson Browne |
| Produced by | J. Walter Ruben |
| Starring | Wallace BeeryLionel BarrymoreLaraine DayRonald ReaganTom ConwayChill Wills |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Productioncompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
| Release date | March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28) |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bad Man is a 1941 American western film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, and Ronald Reagan. The movie was written by Wells Root from the 1920 Porter Emerson Browne play of the same name and directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is a remake of the 1923 silent version and the 1930 remake starring Walter Huston.[1][2][3] The 1941 supporting cast includes Tom Conway and Chill Wills.
Gil Jones is happy to find Lucia, his childhood love, when she unexpectedly arrives at his ranch in Mexico, but he learns that she is now married to Morgan Pell, a businessman from New York. That same afternoon, the famous bandit Pancho Lopez steals cattle from the ranch and injures Gil. Henry, Gil's uncle, is angry that the robbery is ruining them. In the evening, Morgan tells Lucia that he fears that she still loves Gil, but she promises to always stay with him.
A month later, when the banker Hardy wants to take over the ranch, Morgan returns from the city and offers $20,000 for the apparently worthless ranch. Uncle Henry manages to convince the two men that there may be petroleum under his land. Lopez arrives and takes everyone hostage except Gil, who is in the barn.
- Wallace Beery as Pancho Lopez
- Lionel Barrymore as Uncle Henry Jones
- Laraine Day as Lucia Pell
- Ronald Reagan as Gil Jones
- Henry Travers as Jasper Hardy
- Chris-Pin Martin as Pedro
- Tom Conway as Morgan Pell
- Chill Wills as Red Giddings
- Nydia Westman as Angela Hardy
- Charles Stevens as Venustiano
Sequence from the trailer featuring Wallace Beery
- ^ "The Bad Man". Afi.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "The Bad Man (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ T.M.P. (April 4, 1941). "Movie Review - The Bad Man - At the Capitol". NYTimes.com. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- The Bad Man at IMDb
- The Bad Man at the TCM Movie Database
- Poster for film at impawards.com