Bandit Queen (1950)
Directed by William Berke / William A. Berke
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Long before she became a TV cosmetic-commercial spokeswoman, Barbara Britton essayed the title role in Bandit Queen. Britton plays Lola, daughter of a American father and Spanish-aristocrat mother. When her parents are murdered, Lola forms an outlaw band, dedicated to reclaiming those portions of California illegally seized from her fellow Spaniards. She is aided in this endeavor by dashing bandit Joaquin Murietta (Philip Reed). The film really comes to life whenever Lola settles an argument by wielding her bull-whip! Bandit Queen was Lippert Studios' final release for 1950.
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daughter, dementia, extramarital-affair, family-member, gold, grave, home, homestead, irony, metamorphosis, meteor, Mexico, mother, outlaw [Western], possession, revenge, Spain, territory
