Western about one of the most famous outlaws bandits of them all . The year 1866 , the location is southern Indiana , this is the true story about Reno brothers : Frank , Simeón , John , Bill , being exception the good Clint , a respected farmer (Denver Pyle) . It's a retelling of the wild adventures that made the Reno brothers clan legendary among outlaws passing into American folklore . They were the first train robbers in American history and killing and looting . This famous gang rode through the middle border states , setting the model for the future noted bandit bunches as : Doolin , James , Younger, Dalton.. Forrest Tucker and J.Carroll Naish are the leaders of the Southwestern outlaws gangs pursued by lawmen . Reno brothers join forces with town authorities , judge and sheriffs (Edgar Buchanan and Ray Teal) . Film starts with a fateful raid but they have been betrayed and execute a killing , burning to agent Peterson for revenge . Then , a special agent (Randolph Scott) along with a supporter (Kenneth Tobey) are assigned in order to get the bad guys , as they carry out a set-up , simulating the train robbery . Meanwhile , the protagonist falls in love with gang's sister (Mala Powers). The picture is based on facts that had a sad finale . As ten members of the Reno gang were lynched in three separate incidents in 1868 . The first three were taken by vigilantes from a train . Three others were lynched at a later time . They were technically in federal custody when they were lynched. This is believed to be the only time in U.S. history that a federal prisoner had ever been lynched by a mob before a trial.
Good Western in which the Reno gang pull off raid banks , treasure offices , trains , and other robberies in post-civil war , Indiana . Stylish , fast paced , solid , meticulous and a violent look with numerous shootouts . Randolph Scott leaving time ago the secondary roles as when he was still playing supporting characters in top films as ¨Jesse James¨ (Henry King) , ¨Virginia city¨ (Michael Curtiz) and ¨The spoilers¨ (Ray Enright) . Scott also played a famed outlaw in ¨Doolins of Oklahoma¨ (Gordon Douglas) . The support cast makes equally notable performances . The film is shot in California State parks as it is shown on the colorful cinematography by the nice cameraman Ray Rennahan . Storyline by Horace McCoy and Frank Gruber , two usual and important Western screenwriters . The motion picture was splendidly directed by Tim Whelan (co-author ¨Thief of Bagdag¨) . The flick will appeal to Western lovers and Randolph Scott fans
Good Western in which the Reno gang pull off raid banks , treasure offices , trains , and other robberies in post-civil war , Indiana . Stylish , fast paced , solid , meticulous and a violent look with numerous shootouts . Randolph Scott leaving time ago the secondary roles as when he was still playing supporting characters in top films as ¨Jesse James¨ (Henry King) , ¨Virginia city¨ (Michael Curtiz) and ¨The spoilers¨ (Ray Enright) . Scott also played a famed outlaw in ¨Doolins of Oklahoma¨ (Gordon Douglas) . The support cast makes equally notable performances . The film is shot in California State parks as it is shown on the colorful cinematography by the nice cameraman Ray Rennahan . Storyline by Horace McCoy and Frank Gruber , two usual and important Western screenwriters . The motion picture was splendidly directed by Tim Whelan (co-author ¨Thief of Bagdag¨) . The flick will appeal to Western lovers and Randolph Scott fans