The Bushwhackers

1951
Approved
1h 10m

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An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.

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5.6/10

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Trivia
Directorial debut of Rod Amateau.

Goofs
The opening battle scene breaches one of the conventions of film-making. The opening shot shows Union cavalry charging from the left of screen to the right. This is followed by shots of Confederate Infantry on the right of the screen firing to the left. There follow some other shots, some showing troops charging directly at the camera, others showing Union cavalry coming from the left of screen. The final shots of the battle show the Confederate infantry retreating to the left of screen pursued by Union infantry coming from the right. The convention would dictate that the Union troops should always come from the left, and that the Confederate troops should have retreated to the right of screen.

Quotes
Jefferson Waring: I can't feel a thing for ya, Taylor. You're a beaten old man and I'm not sorry. You've ruined so many lives yours isn't even a down payment.

Connections
Referenced in Madelynn Kopple on Kid Monk Baroni (and Other Jack Broder Movies) (2007)

Soundtracks
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
(uncredited)
Written by Julia Ward Howe
Chorus heard as a theme after the initial battle scenes

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5/10

It feels very rushed and very forgettable

(1951) The Bushwhackers WESTERN

Co-written and directed by Rod Amateau starting the movie with the end of the civil war, and former confederate soldier, Jefferson Waring (John Ireland) vowed never to lift another gun ever again, only then as soon as he resides to a different town, he comes across a land baron, Artemus Taylor (Lon Chaney Jr.) and his hired gunmen/ outlaws of Sam Tobin (Lawrence Tierney) and Cree (Jack Elam) terrorizing against farm owners to build a railway across.

The film feels very rushed making it very forgettable and such little action despite some of the drama moments being well done.