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The Redhead and the Cowboy

Action · Western

The Redhead and the Cowboy

5.4(10) 3/15/1951 1h 22m
ActionWestern

Gil Kyle finds himself caught up in the politics and unrest of the American Civil War and soon gets himself framed for a murder. His only alibi is Candace Bronson, who is aiding the Confederate cause and has left the territory to deliver a vital message about a Yankee gold shipment. So he sets off in pursuit, running into desperados, government agents, and guerrilla fighters, who are more interested in profit than ideals. Written by Alfred Jingle

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Leslie Fenton

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6/10

5/17/2026

"Gil" (Glenn Ford) doesn't really know whether he is coming or going in this quickly paced civil war western. He's been set up for a murder he didn't commit and needs to rely on "Candace" (Rhonda Fleming) for an alibi that might save him from the drop. Thing is, she's up to her pretty little elbows in a Confederate conspiracy to relieve the Yankees of some of their gold, and so has left town. He realises that fetching her back is his only option, but that's assuming he can find her amidst the lawless wilderness where his assertions of guilt or innocence are of no interest to anyone - unless he can pay or knows the secret code! There's not a great deal that's original here, nor is there really much jeopardy about how it will all pan out, but along the way both Fords, the feisty Fleming and

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