Alfonso Bedoya
Actor · 1904 – 1957 · Vicam, Sonora, Mexico
Alfonso Bedoya (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films. Bedoya was born in the small town of Vicam, Sonora, Mexico, of Yaqui Indian heritage. He had a nomadic childhood upbringing in Mexico, though he was educated in Houston, Texas. Bedoya found work as a character actor in the US and Mexican film industries in the 1930s to 1940s. During that time, he worked in over 175 Mexican films. His last movie, The Big Country, was released in 1958 after his death.
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Movie8.0AdventureDramaTwo jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · 1.4K votes
Movie7.6DramaWesternRetired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
The Big Country
1958 · 429 votes
Movie5.9WesternWhen his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory.
Ten Wanted Men
1955 · 30 votes
Movie6.0DramaAdventureA 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.
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Movie5.5WesternHaving been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953 · 33 votes
Movie6.6WesternA small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself and his property by means of violence.
Man in the Saddle
1951 · 25 votes
Movie7.9ComedyCrimeA gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
Movie6.5WarAdventureIn the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved in intrigues in the court of Kublai Khan.
The Black Rose
1950 · 25 votes
Movie6.9CrimeDramaThe story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.
Border Incident
1949 · 47 votes
Movie6.0WesternTexas, 1878: cheerful outlaw-buddies Jim, Lorn and Wahoo rescue spunky orphan Rannie Carter from rustling racketeers, then are forced to separate. Lorn goes on to bigger and better robberies, while Jim and Wahoo are (at first reluctantly) maneuvered into joining the Texas Rangers. For friendship's sake, the three try to keep out of direct conflict, but a showdown begins to look inevitable. And Rannie, now grown into lovely young womanhood, must choose between Lorn and Jim
Streets of Laredo
1949 · 14 votes
Movie7.3ActionAdventureWhen he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue them. They've been taken prisoner by the Spanish Marquis de Riconete who is now using them as slave labor harvesting pearls from the sea.
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950 · 5 votes
Movie6.2WesternAdventureMexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.
Almas rebeldes
1937 · 5 votes
Movie7.6AdventureComedyCantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios. While on the set, he falls asleep and dreams that he is d'Artagnan, fighting on behalf of Queen Anne.
Movie6.2WesternA Confederate officer travels to a wild Mexican border town to buy guns, aiming to keep up the fight against the Yankees - but who can he trust in this lawless place?
Border River
1954 · 22 votes
Movie6.3DramaMusicMexican feature film
Ojos tapatios
1938 · 3 votes
Movie6.7CrimeDramaMientras México duerme
1938 · 3 votes
Movie7.4DocumentaryAn overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
Movie4.3MusicRomanceMexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.
Sombrero
1953 · 12 votes
Movie6.3ComedyDramaSpanish refugee could only get across the border using fake documents that belonged to her brother and now she's stuck with the male identity...
Me ha besado un hombre
1944 · 6 votes
Movie5.1AdventureRomanceAn expedition exploring the Amazon jungle comes across a jungle goddess who lives among the animals and fears none of them--and apparently has found the secret of eternal youth.
Angel on the Amazon
1948 · 7 votes
Movie4.9AdventurePirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried, but discover that a church has been built over the spot. They force the townspeople to dig for it, but there are more surprises in store for them than they counted on.
The Black Pirates
1954 · 10 votes
Movie6.3DramaHistoryDuring the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of their own, General Demetrio Macias, a thief with tricks he learned in jail and who along with "La Pintada" decides to take his people to victory. Led by Captain Anastacio Montañez, the newly formed army fight and honor their code at the same time as they loot houses to spread the wealth.
Movie4.9AdventureHistoryThe period is the 1840s and California is part of Mexico. Many of the citizens wish to become part of the United States. Other countries are also interested and the Russians have established bases in the northern part of the state. To further their hold they have stolen guns and Don Arturo Bordega, a leader of those wanting statehood, is out to recover them.
California Conquest
1952 · 9 votes