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The Deadly Companions

Western. After the son of a cabaret dancer is accidentally killed, the man responsible insists on escorting the dancer when she decides to bury her son in Apache territory.

Soon after the Civil War, a Yankee officer arrives in town and saves a card cheat from a lynching. Their intention of robbing the poorly-guarded bank is thwarted when masked raiders beat them to it and, in an ensuing gunfight, the young son of a cabaret dancer is accidentally shot dead. The remorseful officer insists on escorting the dancer with the body when she decides to bury her son in Apache territory.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Wed 3 Aug 2016 12:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Kit Tilden Maureen O'Hara
Yellowleg Brian Keith
Billy Keplinger Steve Cochran
Turk Chill Wills
Parson Strother Martin
Doctor Acton Will Wright
Director Sam Peckinpah

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