Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo
Directed by	Jesse Hibbs
Written by	Ellis Marcus (story) George Zuckerman (screenplay)
Produced by	John W. Rogers
Starring	Audie Murphy Dan Duryea Susan Cabot Russell Johnson
Cinematography	Irving Glassberg
Distributed by	Universal-International
Release date	1954
Running time	80 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Ride Clear of Diablo is a 1954 Technicolor Western. It is the first collaboration between Audie Murphy and Jesse Hibbs, and the last film Susan Cabot made for Universal Pictures. She and Murphy had appeared in two films together previously.

Plot

Sheriff Fred (Paul Birch) and lawyer Tom (William Pullen) conspire to have dance hall girl Kate (Abbe Lane) entertain the hired hands of the O'Mara ranch whilst the Sheriff and the lawyer rustle the O'Mara's stock. Tom shoots both the father and teenage O'Mara son to leave no witnesses.

Surviving son Clay (Audie Murphy), a railroad surveyor in Denver, is informed of their deaths and comes back to his home where the identity of the murderers is unknown. Clay is talked out of revenge by the town Reverend (Denver Pyle) but Clay makes his own enquiries to the sheriff and Tom. When Clay asks the sheriff if he can become his deputy in order to make an investigation, the sheriff at first refuses. Tom advises the sheriff that it would be a good idea with Clay sent on a false trail to arrest notorious gunslinger Whitey Kinkaid (Dan Duryea) in the town of Diablo. Kinkaid has no connection with the murders, but the corrupt pair plan that Kinkaid will kill the pesky Clay. Ringer (Russell Johnson).

To everyone's surprise Clay outdraws Kinkaid, arrests him, thwart's Kinkaid's escape attempts and successfully fights off an ambush from three men. Kinkaid is bemused by the unstoppable Clay and watches him go after the real killers for his own amusement.

Cast

Cast in credits order, verified as complete

• Audie Murphy as Clay O'Mara
• Susan Cabot as Laurie Kenyon
• Dan Duryea as Whitey Kincade
• Abbe Lane as Kate
• Russell Johnson as Jed Ringer

• Paul Birch as Fred Kenyon
• William Pullen as Tom Meredith
• Jack Elam as Tim Lowerie
• Denver Pyle as Reverend Moorehead

(Rest of cast listed alphabetically - all uncredited)

• Lee Aaker as a boy
• Ray Boyle as Clung
• Lane Bradford as Harry Lowerie
• Robert Bray as Jackson (ranch hand)
• Ewing Miles Brown as an outlaw
• Bob Burns as dancer at party
• Hamilton Camp as Andrew O'Mara
• Leo Curley as Doc Hiatt

• Eddie Dew as Matt Grove
• Frank Ellis as a miner
• John Goddard as a cowboy
• Harold Goodwin as a bartender
• Tim Graham as Patrick O'Mara
• James Griffith as Henry (train conductor)
• Frank Hagney as a miner

External links

• Ride Clear of Diablo at Dan Duryea Central
• Ride Clear of Diablo at IMDb
• Ride Clear of Diablo at TCMDB