Desperadoes of the West | |
Director: | Fred C. Brannon |
Producer: | Franklin Adreon |
Starring: | Richard Powers Judy Clark Roy Barcroft I. Stanford Jolley Lee Phelps Lee Roberts Cliff Clark |
Music: | Stanley Wilson |
Cinematography: | John MacBurnie |
Distributor: | Republic Pictures |
Runtime: | 12 chapters / 167 minutes |
Language: | English |
Country: | United States |
Budget: | $153,081 (negative cost: $150,246) |
Desperadoes of the West (1950) is a 12-chapter Republic film serial.
Desperadoes of the West was budgeted at $153,081 although the final negative cost was $150,246 (a $2,835, or 1.9%, under spend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1950.
It was filmed between May 31 and June 22, 1950 under the working titles Bandit King of Oklahoma and Desperado Kings of the West. The serial's studio production number was 1708.
Special effects by the Lydecker brothers.
Desperadoes of the Wests official release date is 2 August 1950, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.
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