El Paso 75 years old

There was one law in El Paso ... you learned to kill quick ... if you wanted to live long!

El Paso

Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends him on an errand to El Paso, Texas to get the signature of Susan's father, Judge Jeffers, on a legal document. Once there he finds the judge has become a drunk and a laughing stock, doing the bidding of local magnate Bert Donner and his running dog, Sheriff La Farge. Just as Clay starts straightening out the town's problems, events occur which force him to abandon the legal system and instead adopt the murderous tactics of a vigilante.

Credits

El Paso Cast

Name Character
Sterling Hayden He was 32, 70 years old when he died as Sheriff La Farge
Eduardo Noriega He was 24, 34 years old when he died as Don Nacho Vázquez
George 'Gabby' Hayes He was 63, 83 years old when he died as Sheriff La Farge
John Payne He was 36, 77 years old when he died as Sheriff La Farge
H.B. Warner He was 73, 83 years old when he died as Judge Fletcher
Denver Pyle He was 28, 77 years old when he died as Vigilante (uncredited)
Dan White He was 2, 39 years old when he died as Henchman (uncredited)
Dick Foran He was 38, 69 years old when he died as Sheriff La Farge
Catherine Craig She was 165, 220 years old when she died as Mrs. Elkins
Mary Beth Hughes She was 29, 75 years old when she died as Stagecoach Nellie
Gail Russell She was 24, 36 years old when she died as Susan Jeffers
Arthur Space He was 40, 74 years old when he died as John Elkins
Argentina Brunetti She was 41, 98 years old when she died as Don Nacho's Woman (uncredited)
Robert Ellis He was 56, 82 years old when he died as Jack Elkins (as Bobby Ellis)
Steven Geray He was 44, 69 years old when he died as Mexican Joe
Jack Perrin He was 52, 71 years old when he died as Barfly (uncredited)
Irving Bacon He was 55, 71 years old when he died as Bartender at Casa Grande (uncredited)
Henry Hull He was 58, 86 years old when he died as Judge Henry Jeffers
Irving Bacon He was 55, 71 years old when he died as Stage Passenger (uncredited)

El Paso Crew

Name Department
J. Robert Bren as Story. He was 45 (78) years old when He died Writing
Gladys Atwater as Story. She was 50 (89) years old when She died Writing
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El Paso (75 years)

There was one law in El Paso ... you learned to kill quick ... if you wanted to live long!

  • Release day: Tuesday, March 22, 1949
  • Runtime: 103 minutes