Wanted: Dead or Alive
Seen it?1951 | 58 min | Action, 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 action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 58 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1951: an older pace and style.
Taggart and his men are breaking wanted outlaws out of jail and then killing them for the reward money. Marshal's Whip, Jim, and Texas have a plan to trap the gang. Whip poses as a wanted outlaw while Jim joins Taggart's gang and helps break him out. But there is trouble when gang member Mike, wanting a bigger cut, double-crosses everyone.
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 1K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Thomas Carr
- Whip WilsonMarshal Whip Wilson - Posing as Alan Mason
- Fuzzy KnightTexas - U. S. Marshal
- Jim BannonU. S. Marshal Jim Bannon
- Christine McIntyre'Spangles' Calhoun
- Leonard PennSid Taggart - Gang Leader
- Lane Bradford'Utah' Grant - Henchman
- Zon MurrayMike - Henchman
- Marshall ReedSheriff Jeff
- Stanley PriceJohn Meade - Outlaw