| Mark of the Renegade | |
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| Directed by | Hugo Fregonese |
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| Based on | Don Renegade by Johnston McCulley |
| Produced by | Jack J. Gross |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Production company | Universal International Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mark of the Renegade is a 1951 American Adventure Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese starring Ricardo Montalbán and Cyd Charisse. The film is based on the novel Don Renegade by Johnston McCulley, and is set in Mexican-ruled Los Angeles in the 1820s.
Plot
In 1825, after fleeing a pirate ship, Marcos Zappa is taken to meet Don Pedro Garcia, whose ambition is to be emperor of California for the Republic of Mexico. Able to blackmail Marcos because of an "R" mark hidden beneath his bandanna permanently identifying Marcos as a renegade and traitor, Garcia schemes to have Marcos seduce and marry Manuella, the daughter of his rival, Jose de Marquez, having been rejected as a suitor himself.
Manuella is already engaged to be married to Miguel De Gandara. A gambling-house owner, Anita Gonzales, in league with Garcia, is angry when Marcos fails to succumb to her charms. Manuella is attracted to Marcos but not sure how much to trust him. He reveals the "R" brand as a demonstration of good faith. They spend a night together, whereupon her father insists they marry.
At the wedding, Miguel jealously challenges Marcos to a duel. Anita then exposes Marcos as a disloyal renegade, only to have it revealed that the "R" brand has been faked, with Marcos working undercover to unearth Garcia's treachery. In a sword fight, Marcos kills Garcia, then is free to marry Manuella.
Cast
- Ricardo Montalbán as Marcos Zappa (as Ricardo Montalban)
- Cyd Charisse as Manuella de Vasquez
- J. Carrol Naish as Luis
- Gilbert Roland as Don Pedro Garcia
- Andrea King as Anita Gonzales
- George Tobias as Captain Bardoso
- Antonio Moreno as Jose De Vasquez
- Georgia Backus as Duenna Concepcion
- Robert Warwick as Colonel Vega
- Armando Silvestre as Miguel De Gandara
References
- Blottner p.157
Bibliography
- Blottner, Gene. Universal-International Westerns, 1947–1963: The Complete Filmography. McFarland, 2000.
External links
- The Mark of the Renegade at IMDb
- The Mark of the Renegade at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Mark of the Renegade at the TCM Movie Database
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