The Marauders is a 1955 American Western film directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Dan Duryea, Jeff Richards, Keenan Wynn and Jarma Lewis.
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Plot
In the Arizona Territory during 1875, rancher John Rutherford has gathered a posse to attempt to remove a squatter, Corey Everett, from his land. After Rutherford and his son Roy are wounded in a confrontation with Everett and later die from their wounds, Rutherford employee Avery violently seizes control of the group. Wearing his brother's Confederate Army uniform, Avery insists his men call him "General" and obey his orders to launch another attack, having become convinced that Everett had at least fifteen men fighting by his side.
A family called the Ferbers are traveling by wagon. They meet Everett, who explains that he is homesteading, not squatting, and entitled to the property, though Hannah Ferber dislikes and distrusts him. Louis Ferber is later tortured and killed on Avery's orders. Hannah shoots Everett in the shoulder and flees, but returns to treat his wounds after Avery shows her Louis's body. In the climax, Avery's men desert him before he dies, shocked to learn that Everett had no other men fighting with him.
Cast
Dan Duryea as Mr. Avery
Jeff Richards as Corey Everett
Keenan Wynn as Hook
Jarma Lewis as Hannah Ferber
John Hudson as Roy Rutherford
Harry Shannon as John Rutherford
David Kasday as Albie Ferber
James Anderson as Louis Ferber
Richard Lupino as Perc Kettering
Peter Mamakos as Ramos
Mort Mills as Carmack
John Damler as Cooper
Michael Dugan as Sal
Ken Carlton as Thumbo
Reception
According to MGM records the movie earned $551,000 in the US and Canada and $37,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $110,000.