"Badman's Territory" was a strp of land within the Oklahoma Panhandle that was not a part of the Indian Territory or neighboring states where outlaws could find refuge from the law without fear of being arrested. The town of Quinto is the center of the story.
We start out with Gabby Hayes setting up a train robbery by the James gang. Jesse (Lawrence Tierney) and Frank (Tom Tyler) make off with express robbery funds with ole Gabby driving the getaway wagon. Politically ambitious Marshal Bill Hampton (Morgan Conway leads the posse in pursuit of the bandits. Local sheriff Mark Rowley (Randolph Scott) and his two deputies, brother John (James Warren) and Bud Osborne are also in pursuit.
When John Rowley brings in Coyote (Hayes) Marshal Hampton tries to take over but Rowley refuses. Rowley is shot in the back by Hampton but manages to escape with the James gang and flee to Quinto. Mark Rowley follows them into Quinto where he has no jurisdiction. He finds his brother wounded but recovering. He strikes up an aquaintance with local crusading newspaper woman Henrietta Alcott (Ann Richards) who is trying to bring law and order to Quinto through her editorials.
Town bosses Colonel Farewell (Ray Collins) and saloon owner Ben Wade (Richard Hale) are against amalgamation with the soon to be state of Oklahoma. That's about it. The James boys and later the Dalton gang led by Bob Dalton (Steve Brodie) have little to do other than provide star power to a weak story. Nestor Paiva playing Sam Bass does provide some action when he makes off with the proceeds of a horse race and conks out poor ole Gabby. Mark come to his defence and has it out with Bass.
John Rowley recovers from his wound and decides to join Coyote and the Daltons on their ill fated Coffeyville bank heist. John is shot and later dies as a result of an ambush which awaited them in Coffeyville. Marshal Hampton, the real villain of the piece tries to impose his brand of law on Quinto and................................................
AS in most of these all-star bandit movies, several familiar faces pop up during the course of the film. Look for among others, George Chesebro as the Express Agent on board the train, Harry Harvey as the station agent, Ben Johnson and Bob Wilke as a couple of Deputies, as well as, Kermit Maynard, Emory Parnell, Elmo "Tarzan" Lincoln, Snub Pollard and Jason Robards Sr.
Followed by a sequel of sorts, "Return of the Badmen" the following year.
We start out with Gabby Hayes setting up a train robbery by the James gang. Jesse (Lawrence Tierney) and Frank (Tom Tyler) make off with express robbery funds with ole Gabby driving the getaway wagon. Politically ambitious Marshal Bill Hampton (Morgan Conway leads the posse in pursuit of the bandits. Local sheriff Mark Rowley (Randolph Scott) and his two deputies, brother John (James Warren) and Bud Osborne are also in pursuit.
When John Rowley brings in Coyote (Hayes) Marshal Hampton tries to take over but Rowley refuses. Rowley is shot in the back by Hampton but manages to escape with the James gang and flee to Quinto. Mark Rowley follows them into Quinto where he has no jurisdiction. He finds his brother wounded but recovering. He strikes up an aquaintance with local crusading newspaper woman Henrietta Alcott (Ann Richards) who is trying to bring law and order to Quinto through her editorials.
Town bosses Colonel Farewell (Ray Collins) and saloon owner Ben Wade (Richard Hale) are against amalgamation with the soon to be state of Oklahoma. That's about it. The James boys and later the Dalton gang led by Bob Dalton (Steve Brodie) have little to do other than provide star power to a weak story. Nestor Paiva playing Sam Bass does provide some action when he makes off with the proceeds of a horse race and conks out poor ole Gabby. Mark come to his defence and has it out with Bass.
John Rowley recovers from his wound and decides to join Coyote and the Daltons on their ill fated Coffeyville bank heist. John is shot and later dies as a result of an ambush which awaited them in Coffeyville. Marshal Hampton, the real villain of the piece tries to impose his brand of law on Quinto and................................................
AS in most of these all-star bandit movies, several familiar faces pop up during the course of the film. Look for among others, George Chesebro as the Express Agent on board the train, Harry Harvey as the station agent, Ben Johnson and Bob Wilke as a couple of Deputies, as well as, Kermit Maynard, Emory Parnell, Elmo "Tarzan" Lincoln, Snub Pollard and Jason Robards Sr.
Followed by a sequel of sorts, "Return of the Badmen" the following year.