One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

Review: One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

Director: Marlon Brando

Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens,

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
Slim Pickens
Slim Pickens

Plot: Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.

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