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California (1963 film)
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Wikipedia article
'California' is a 1963 American Western film directed by Hamil Petroff and starring Jock Mahoney and Faith Domergue.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/70064/California/ 'California'] at TCMDB
Plot
Revolutionaries rise up against the Mexican government in California in 1841. Mexican general Don Francisco Hernandez pits his troops against a tenacious team of revolutionaries led by his half-brother Don Michael O'Casey. Marianna De La Rosa is an heiress pledged to marry Don Francisco although she secretly loves Don Michael.
Cast
* Jock Mahoney as Don Michael O'Casey
* Faith Domergue as Carlotta Torres
* Michael Pate as Don Francisco Hernandez
* Susan Seaforth Hayes as Marianna De La Rosa (as Susan Seaforth)
* Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Padre Soler (as Rodolfo Hoyos)
* Penny Santon as Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta
* Jimmy Murphy as Jacinto
* Nestor Paiva as Gen. Micheltorena
* Roberto Contreras as Lt. Sanchez (as Roberto Contreres)
* Felix Locher as Don Pablo Hernandez
* Charles Horvath as Manuel
Production
The film was shot on the old Republic lot. The sword fight at the end was director Hamil Petroff's last-minute idea and it did not appear in the original script.
See also
* List of American films of 1963
References
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