The Redhead and the Cowboy

The Redhead and the Cowboy
Directed by	Leslie Fenton
Written by	Jonathan Latimer Liam O'Brien
Starring	Glenn Ford Edmond O'Brien
Editing by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	1951
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.25 million (US rentals)

The Redhead and the Cowboy is a 1951 western movie starring Glenn Ford and Rhonda Fleming, directed by Leslie Fenton.

Synopsis

Gil Kyle finds himself caught up in the politics and unrest of the American Civil War and soon gets framed for a murder. His only alibi is Candace Bronson, who is aiding the Confederate cause and has left the territory to deliver a vital message about a Yankee gold shipment. So he sets off in pursuit, running into desperados, government agents, and guerrilla fighters, who are more interested in profit than ideals.

Stars

• Glenn Ford as Gil Kyle
• Edmond O'Brien as Maj. Dunn Jeffers (Union intelligence officer)
• Rhonda Fleming as Candace Bronson
• Alan Reed as Col. Lamartine (Confederate leader)
• Morris Ankrum as the Sheriff
• Edith Evanson as Mrs. Barrett
• Perry Ivins as Mr. Barrett (owner, Lazy Y Ranch)
• Janine Perreau as Mary Barrett
• Douglas Spencer as Perry (Union agent)
• Ray Teal Brock as (Union agent)
• Ralph Byrd as Capt. Andrews
• King Donovan as Munro (Lamartine's henchman)
• Tom Moore Gus as (bartender, Golden Trail Saloon
• Jeff York as Lt. Wylie (uncredited)

References

• The Blue and the Gray on the silver screen: more than eighty years of Civil ... by Roy Kinnard
• The Redhead and the Cowboy at the Internet Movie Database