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The Americano (1955)

• Director
  • William Castle
• Writers
  • Leslie T. White(story)
  • Guy Trosper(screenplay)
• Stars
  • Glenn Ford
  • Frank Lovejoy
  • Cesar Romero

  The Americano is Glenn Ford, a north-of-the-border cowboy working in Brazil. Ford has been assigned to deliver a cargo of Brahma bulls to a South American ranch. His progress is impeded by homicidal land-grabber Frank Lovejoy and jovial bandido Cesar Romero. Those are merely the human obstacles; there are also piranhas and jungle predators to contend with. Ford also finds tie to romance Ursula Theiss and Abbe Lane. Luxuriously location-photographed in Technicolor, The Americano was one of the larger-budgeted directorial efforts of exploitation king William Castle.