The Americano (1955 film)
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The Americano is a 1955 American Western movie, starring Glenn Ford
and directed by William Castle
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takes a small herd of three Brahman bulls to Brazil where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war. And in love. His concern: who are really his friends and who are his opponents.
Much of the movie was filmed in Brazil in 1955. Abbe Lane's musical number was supervised by her husband, Xavier Cugat.
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades...
and directed by William Castle
William Castle
William Castle was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Castle was known for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies....
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Plot
Texas rancher Sam Dent; Glenn FordGlenn Ford
Glenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades...
takes a small herd of three Brahman bulls to Brazil where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war. And in love. His concern: who are really his friends and who are his opponents.
Much of the movie was filmed in Brazil in 1955. Abbe Lane's musical number was supervised by her husband, Xavier Cugat.
Stars
- Glenn FordGlenn FordGlenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades...
as Sam Dent - Frank LovejoyFrank LovejoyFrank Lovejoy was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He was born Frank Lovejoy Jr. in Bronx, New York, but grew up in New Jersey. His father, Frank Lovejoy Sr., was a furniture salesman from Maine...
as Bento Hermany - Cesar RomeroCesar RomeroCesar Julio Romero, Jr. was an American film and television actor who was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years...
as Manuel Silvera / "El Gato" / Etc. - Ursula ThiessUrsula ThiessUrsula Thiess was a German film actress who had a brief Hollywood career in the 1950sThiess began her career on the stage in her native Germany and by dubbing female voices in American films as Ursula Schmidt...
as Marianna - Abbe Lane as Teresa
- Salvador Baguez as Captain Gonzalez
- Director: William CastleWilliam CastleWilliam Castle was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Castle was known for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies....
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