Jun 11, 1938
10 min
Full-HD

Joaquin Murrieta (1938)

This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.

Category

Mystery Western

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Shepperd Strudwick

Joaquin Murrieta

Carey Wilson

Narrator (voice)

Arthur Aylesworth

Jackson (uncredited)

Horace B. Carpenter

The Auctioneer (uncredited)

Nigel De Brulier

Bit Role (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Politician (uncredited)

Frank Puglia

Bronco, Murrieta Spy (uncredited)

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