West of the Pecos (1945)

INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
Heading west for his health, Colonel Lambeth takes his daughter Rill along. Lost on the desert they are saved by Pecos and Chito. The Colonel hires the two and the Lambeths soon find themselves mixed up in Pecos' trouble. Pecos has killed Sawtelle's brother and Sawtelle as head of the vigilantes is after him.
Written by Maurice VanAuken

Cast
Robert Mitchum ... Pecos Smith
Barbara Hale ... Rill Lambeth
Richard Martin ... Chito Rafferty
Thurston Hall ... Colonel Lambeth
Rita Corday ... Suzanne
Russell Hopton ... Jeff Slinger
Bill Williams ... Stage Guard Tex
Bruce Edwards ... Clyde Corbin
Harry Woods ... Brad Sawtelle
Perc Launders ... Sam Sawtelle
Bryant Washburn ... Doc Howard
Philip Morris ... U.S. Marshal
Martin Garralaga ... Don Manuel
Jason Robards Sr. ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Henry Wills ... Vigilante (uncredited)
and many more..

Directed
Edward Killy

Writing Credits
Norman Houston ... (screenplay)
Zane Grey ... (novel)

Produced
Sid Rogell ... executive producer
Herman Schlom ... producer

Music
Paul Sawtell

Cinematography
Harry J. Wild ... director of photography

Trivia
unknown

Goofs
Anachronisms
Robert Mitchum's shirt has a zipper on the left-hand side.

Character error
When Rill gets up from under the wagon after the gun battle, she uses the gun to assist her, pushing its barrel into the mud. Pecos puts the gun back into its holster without cleaning it when it is returned to him.

Continuity
Suzanne, the maid, is seen on the seat of the wagon when it gets to the river. However, when Pecos arms Colonel Lambeth and Rill prior to the gun battle, she has disappeared

Filming Locations
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

West of the Pecos is a 1945 American Western film directed by
Edward Killy and starring Robert Mitchum and Barbara Hale.

The movie is the second film version of Zane Grey's novel, previously made in 1934 starring Richard Dix.
It is no relation to the 1922 silent film of the same name.

Release
The film was popular and earned $151,000 in profits.
It was Mitchum's final job before his service in the army.

User Review

Barbara Hale steals the show
6 May 2003 | by wrbtu (Long Island Motor Parkway)

Quote from wrb

This was an enjoyable movie, but I expected more from a 1945

western with Robert Mitchum. The theme (a women dressed as a
boy) has been handled better, both before & after this movie. Even
a lower budget Cisco Kid movie with Gilbert Roland did a better
job. What makes this movie enjoyable is the performance of
Barbara Hale. I didn't know she had it in her, but here she's cute,
funny, & a good actress. I'd go so far as to say that she stole the
show from Robert Mitchum, which is a very difficult feat to
accomplish. I rate it 5/10; it would have been lower without Hale's
excellent performance.

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