Duel on the Mississippi

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Duel on the Mississippi
Directed byWilliam Castle
Screenplay byGerald Drayson Adams
Story byGerald Drayson Adams
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringLex Barker
Patricia Medina
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byEdwin Bryant
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Clover Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 1955 (1955-09-16)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Duel on the Mississippi is a 1955 American Western film directed by William Castle and starring Lex Barker and Patricia Medina.[1]

Plot[]

Andre Tulane (Barker), descendant of a plantation family in 1820 Louisiana, is bound to Lili Scarlet (Medina), a gambling-ship queen due to his debts. Together, they face off against river pirates (led by her former fiancé (Stevens) who take control of the boat.

Cast[]

  • Lex Barker as André Tulane
  • Patricia Medina as Lili Scarlet
  • Warren Stevens as Hugo Marat
  • Craig Stevens as René LaFarge
  • John Dehner as Jules Tulane
  • Ian Keith as Jacques Scarlet
  • Chris Alcaide as Anton
  • John Mansfield as Louie
  • Celia Lovsky as Celeste Tulane
  • Lou Merrill as Georges Gabriel (as Lou Merrill)
  • Mel Welles as Sheriff

References[]

  1. ^ Castle, William (1976). Step right up! : ... I'm gonna scare the pants off America. Putnam. p. 126.

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