"Of All the Crooked Men in All the Crooked West One of Them Was the Best!"

1970

2h 3m

6.8(132 votes)

Western

Overview

A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.

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81 members

Acting

Kirk Douglas

Paris Pitman, Jr.

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Henry Fonda

Woodward W. Lopeman

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Hume Cronyn

Dudley Whinner

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Warren Oates

Floyd Moon

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Burgess Meredith

The Missouri Kid

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John Randolph

Cyrus McNutt

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Lee Grant

Mrs. Bullard

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Arthur O'Connell

Mr. Lomax

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Martin Gabel

Warden LeGoff

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Michael Blodgett

Coy Cavendish

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C.K. Yang

Ah-Ping

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Alan Hale Jr.

Tobaccy

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Victor French

Whiskey

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Claudia McNeil

Madam

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Bert Freed

Skinner

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Jeanne Cooper

Prostitute

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Barbara Rhoades

Miss Jessie Brundidge

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Gene Evans

Col Wolff

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Pamela Hensley

Edwina

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J. Edward McKinley

The Governor

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Karl Lukas

Otis

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Larry D. Mann

Harry

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Ann Doran

Mrs. Lomax

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Paul Prokop

Unknown Role

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Bart Burns

Dr. Loomis

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E.J. André

Judge

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David Armstrong

Prisoner

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Bob Bennett

Bartender

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Bill Borzage

Prisoner

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Danny Borzage

Prisoner

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Buff Brady

Nolan

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David Cadiente

Rioting Prisoner

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Vincente Cadiente

Riot Guard

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Harry Caesar

Rioting Prisoner

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Virginia Capers

Cook

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James J. Casino

Prisoner

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Donald Chaffin

Prisoner

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Al Checco

Wheatley

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Robert Cleaves

Grizzard

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John Davey

Riot Guard

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Barbara Eaton

Girl

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Duke Fishman

Prisoner

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Byron Foulger

Member of Town Council

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Bruce Garrick

Lomax Kid

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Lars Hensen

Prisoner

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Bob Herron

Oran

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George Hickman

Church Member

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Harry Holcombe

Hammond

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Clyde Howdy

U.S. Marshal

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Michael Jeffers

Church Member

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Henry Kingi

Rioting Prisoner

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Ron Kinwald

Rioting Prisoner

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Monty Laird

Rioting Prisoner

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Jacquelyn Landrum

Girl

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John Lawrence

Jones

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Norman Leavitt

Prisoner

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Ian McLean

Cavalry Man

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John McCook

Deputy

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Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Hobbs

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Paul Newlan

Unknown Role

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Terry L. Nichols

Tower Guard

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Carol Nicholson

Lomax Girl

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Gerry Okuneff

Riot Guard

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Renee Paul

Girl

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Jack Perkins

Prisoner

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Red Perkins

Guard

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Bill Peterson

Gordon Hartley

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Mel Pittenger

Cavalry Man

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Roberta Randall

Girl

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Clark Ross

Church Member

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James Seay

Aide to Lieutenant Governor

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Vincent St. Cyr

Apache Prisoner

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Crew

Ron Stein

Prisoner

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Kelly Thordsen

Edwina's Father

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George Tracy

Prisoner

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Rick Traeger

Peddler

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Crew

Jesse Wayne

Prisoner

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Napoleon Whiting

Lomax Servant

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Guy Wilkerson

Prisoner in Solitary

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Ilona Wilson

Girl

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Will Wyler

Rioting Prisoner

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