Takes you beyond the land of the Black Sand!
A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband from Apaches.
Garden of Evil (1954) is a western film directed by Henry Hathaway, released on July 9, 1954 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Richard Widmark and Hugh Marlowe. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 93 ratings.
Gary Cooper
as Hooker
Susan Hayward
as Leah Fuller
Richard Widmark
as Fiske
Hugh Marlowe
as John Fuller
Cameron Mitchell
as Luke Daly
Rita Moreno
as Cantina Singer
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
as Vicente Madariaga
Antonio Bribiesca
as Bartender / Guitar Player at Puerto Miguel (uncredited)
Manuel Dondé
as Cantina Waiter (uncredited)
Arturo Soto Rangel
as Priest (uncredited)
Salvador Terroba
as Victim (uncredited)
Fernando Wagner
as Steamboat Captain (uncredited)
Directed by Henry Hathaway, written by Fred Freiberger, Frank Fenton and William Tunberg, produced by Charles Brackett.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 93 ratings.
Big credentials, indifferent result. It's gold rush time and en route to California, Hooker (Gary Cooper), Fiske (Richard Widmark) and Luke Daly (Cameron Mitchell) stop over in a small Mexican village. Here the three men hook up with Vicente Madariaga (Victor Manuel Mendoza) and are lured by a desperate Leah Fuller (Susan Hayward) to go rescue her husband John (Hugh Marlowe), who is trapped in a gold mine up in the…
Reviewed on March 5, 2019
***Unique 50’s Western takes place in coastal Mexico and the volcanic interior*** A desperate woman (Susan Hayward) hires three gringos and a Mexican to help save her husband (Hugh Marlowe) trapped in a gold mine several days away in the volcanic jungles of Mexico. The men she enlists are played by Gary Cooper, Richard Widmark, Cameron Mitchell and Víctor Manuel Mendoza. Rita Moreno has a memorable bit part singing…
Reviewed on December 30, 2019
Susan Hayward always was a little better at playing the feistier characters, and with her "Leah" role here, she certainly has a good try. She manages to convince three disparate men to travel with her from Mexico to a cave deep inside Apache territory to rescue her gold-mining husband who is trapped there. "Hooker" (Gary Cooper), "Fiske" (Richard Widmark) and "Fuller" (Hugh Marlow) have the uneasiest of truces…
Reviewed on March 28, 2022
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The main cast of Garden of Evil (1954) includes Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Richard Widmark, Hugh Marlowe and Cameron Mitchell. The film was directed by Henry Hathaway. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Garden of Evil was released on July 9, 1954 and runs for 1h 40m.
Garden of Evil (1954) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 93 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
