"Badman's Country" is a cheaply produced little B&W "B" western that boasts several legendary lawmen of the old west.
First we have Pat Garrett (George Montgomery) who is being hounded by friends of Billy the Kid whom he has killed. Next is Wyatt Earp (Buster Crabbe), Bat Masterson (Gregory Walcott) and a sickly looking Buffalo Bill (Malcolm Atterbury).
Heading up the bad guys are, wait for it, Butch Cassidy (Neville Brand( and the Sundance Kid (Russell Johnson). Each has a large gang in tow. Garrett is heading to Abelene to wed the lovely Lorna Pardee (Karen Booth). Riding with Garrett is Lorna's brother Roy (William Bryant) who is wounded by an unseen bushwacker.
The main plot as such, has a larger cash shipment of $500K being shipped to Abelene on behalf of cattle buyers who await the large herds (neither of which are shown). Sundance knows how to get the money but needs the help of Cassidy and his large gang to pull it off.
Sundance and four of his gang ride into town to case the setup. They get into a gunfight with Garrett, two are killed and Sundance and the others are jailed. Garrett sends for Earp and Masterson to take the prisoners to trial in Dodge City. Before they can leave, Cassidy and his gang arrive on the scene.
Garrett creates a diversion by sending a wire stating that the funds are already in the local bank. This will hopefully draw Cassidy and his gang into a planned ambush. Preparations are made, the Hole in the Wall gang ride into town and................................
If you can forget that none of the fabled lawmen ever worked together as such or faced Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, this is a serviceable western. There's plenty of gunplay together with an exciting climatic gun battle and a little romance to boot. Montgomery does his best as the main hero. Crabbe and Walcott make believable second line heroes. Brand as always, is better than his material as Cassidy. Russell (Lefty) Johnson who is best remembered for his role on TV's "Gilligan"s Island", makes a nasty Sundance.
Karen Booth is merely along as window dressing, Others in the cast include Morris Ankrum as the mayor, Dan Riss as the town marshal and Fred Graham as Black Jack Ketchum. In the rather large gangs (for a "B") there is hardly anyone recognizable.
First we have Pat Garrett (George Montgomery) who is being hounded by friends of Billy the Kid whom he has killed. Next is Wyatt Earp (Buster Crabbe), Bat Masterson (Gregory Walcott) and a sickly looking Buffalo Bill (Malcolm Atterbury).
Heading up the bad guys are, wait for it, Butch Cassidy (Neville Brand( and the Sundance Kid (Russell Johnson). Each has a large gang in tow. Garrett is heading to Abelene to wed the lovely Lorna Pardee (Karen Booth). Riding with Garrett is Lorna's brother Roy (William Bryant) who is wounded by an unseen bushwacker.
The main plot as such, has a larger cash shipment of $500K being shipped to Abelene on behalf of cattle buyers who await the large herds (neither of which are shown). Sundance knows how to get the money but needs the help of Cassidy and his large gang to pull it off.
Sundance and four of his gang ride into town to case the setup. They get into a gunfight with Garrett, two are killed and Sundance and the others are jailed. Garrett sends for Earp and Masterson to take the prisoners to trial in Dodge City. Before they can leave, Cassidy and his gang arrive on the scene.
Garrett creates a diversion by sending a wire stating that the funds are already in the local bank. This will hopefully draw Cassidy and his gang into a planned ambush. Preparations are made, the Hole in the Wall gang ride into town and................................
If you can forget that none of the fabled lawmen ever worked together as such or faced Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, this is a serviceable western. There's plenty of gunplay together with an exciting climatic gun battle and a little romance to boot. Montgomery does his best as the main hero. Crabbe and Walcott make believable second line heroes. Brand as always, is better than his material as Cassidy. Russell (Lefty) Johnson who is best remembered for his role on TV's "Gilligan"s Island", makes a nasty Sundance.
Karen Booth is merely along as window dressing, Others in the cast include Morris Ankrum as the mayor, Dan Riss as the town marshal and Fred Graham as Black Jack Ketchum. In the rather large gangs (for a "B") there is hardly anyone recognizable.