Old Los Angeles
Seen it?1948 | 88 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
Also known as California Outpost, Old Los Angeles stars Bill Elliot in one of his expanded-budget Republic "specials." The film is set during the early statehood days of California, with Elliot keeping the peace and warding off plunderers and marauders. As always, Elliot is a "peaceable man"--until he beats the tar out of those who rile him. The problem with Elliot's more expensive Republic vehicles is that action invariably took a back seat to plot, romance, costumes and decor. Within a year of Old Los Angeles, Elliot started a more austere, less prettified and far superior western series.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 812 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Kane
- Bill ElliottBill Stockton
- John CarrollJohnny Morrell
- Catherine McLeodMarie Marlowe
- Joseph SchildkrautLuis Savarin
- Andy DevineSam Bowie
- Estelita RodriguezEstelita Del Rey
- Virginia BrissacSeñora Del Rey
- Grant WithersEd Luckner
- Tito RenaldoTonio Del Rey
- Roy BarcroftClyborne