Renegades (1946)
Directed by George Sherman
Genres - Western, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Traditional Western |
Release Date - Jun 13, 1946 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 88 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Whenever budget-conscious Columbia laid out good money for Technicolor in the 1940s, it was usually for a musical or an "A" western. Renegades falls into the latter category. Fresh from The Jolson Story, Larry Parks stars as the son of a notorious, Scripture-spouting outlaw (Edgar Buchanan). Parks tries to go straight, but eventually succumbs to expectations and becomes a renegade along with his father and brothers. Willard Parker is the peaceable town doctor who guns down Parks in the climax, while Evelyn Keyes is the leading lady, who insists upon finding Parks fascinating despite of (or maybe because of) his reputation.
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Bible, boredom, dilemma, doctor/nurse, family, lawlessness, lawyer, love, love-triangle, outlaw [Western], renegade, reunion, son, woman
