Way of a Gaucho
Way of a Gaucho is a 1952 American Western drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Gene Tierney and Rory Calhoun. It was written by Philip Dunne and based on a novel by Herbert Childs.
Plot
In 1875 Argentina, a young gaucho kills another man in a duel. His prison sentence is commuted to joining the army. He serves under the tough Major Salinas, but soon grows tired of military life and deserts. He becomes Valverde and leads a band of gauchos to resist the increasing encroachment of railroad agents into the Pampas.
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author | Philip Dunne |
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contentLocation | Argentina |
director | Jacques Tourneur |
editor | Robert Fritch |
genre | adventure drama historical western |
keywords | andes chief of police chile desert desertion duel falling in love gaucho hide horse chase joining the army married meet military life pampas prison sentence trampled to death |
musicBy | Sol Kaplan |
producer | Philip Dunne |
productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |