The Comancheros
The Comancheros
The Comancheros
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1961
1h 45m
6.7(204 votes)
Western
Action

Overview

Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

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20th Century Fox

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Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

John Wayne

Jake Cutter

John Wayne
Acting

Stuart Whitman

Paul Regret

Stuart Whitman
Acting

Ina Balin

Pilar Graile

Ina Balin
Acting

Nehemiah Persoff

Graile

Nehemiah Persoff
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Lee Marvin

Crow

Lee Marvin
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Michael Ansara

Amelung

Michael Ansara
Acting

Patrick Wayne

Tobe (Texas Ranger)

Patrick Wayne
Acting

Bruce Cabot

Maj. Henry (Ranger CO)

Bruce Cabot
Acting

Joan O'Brien

Melinda Marshall

Joan O'Brien
Acting

Jack Elam

Horseface (Comanchero)

Jack Elam
Acting

Edgar Buchanan

Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen

Edgar Buchanan
Acting

Henry Daniell

Gireaux

Henry Daniell
Acting

Richard Devon

Esteban

Richard Devon
Acting

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Acting

Phil Arnold

Nervous Drunk (uncredited)

Phil Arnold
Acting

Anne Barton

Martha Schofield (uncredited)

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Steve Baylor

Comanchero (uncredited)

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Danny Borzage

Barfly (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

Card Dealer (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Acting

Alan Carney

Stillwater Bartender (uncredited)

Alan Carney
Acting

Iphigenie Castiglioni

Josefina (uncredited)

Iphigenie Castiglioni
Acting

Dennis Cole

Blonde Youth (uncredited)

Dennis Cole
Acting

Booth Colman

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Booth Colman
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Jackie Cubat

Fuzzy - Hotel Girl (uncredited)

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Gabriel Curtiz

Marsac (uncredited)

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John Dierkes

Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)

John Dierkes
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Ilana Dowding

Mary Schofield (uncredited)

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William Fawcett

Poker Player (uncredited)

William Fawcett
Acting

Eric Feldary

Valtin (uncredited)

Eric Feldary
Acting

Joe Gray

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Lenmana Guerin

Indian Maid (uncredited)

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Claude Hall

Ranger (uncredited)

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Tom Hennesy

Gordo - Graile's Bodyguard (uncredited)

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Tom Hernández

Croupier (uncredited)

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Joseph La Cava

Dealer (uncredited)

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George J. Lewis

Chief Iron Shirt (uncredited)

George J. Lewis
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Jon Lormer

White-Haired Man on Riverboat (uncredited)

Jon Lormer
Acting

Roger Mobley

Bub Schofield (uncredited)

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Bob Steele

Pa Schofield (uncredited)

Bob Steele

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