The Desperate Mission (1969 film)

The Desperate Mission is a 1969 American made-for-television western film directed by Earl Bellamy. The production was a joint project of 20th Century Fox Television, Montalban Enterprises Production, and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

The Desperate Mission
Genre	Western
Written by	Jack Guss Richard Collins
Directed by	Earl Bellamy
Starring	Ricardo Montalbán
Music by	Robert Drasnin Lionel Newman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	David Silver Aaron Rosenberg Joseph Silver
Cinematography	Jorge Stahl Jr.
Editor	Russell F. Schoengarth
Running time	97 minutes
Production companies	20th Century Fox Montalban Enterprises Production 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 20, 1969 (1969-11-20)

Plot summary

The story is a fictionalization of the life of Joaquin Murrieta.

Cast

• Ricardo Montalbán as Joaquin Murrieta (as Ricardo Montalban)
• Slim Pickens as Three-Finger Jack
• Roosevelt Grier as Morgan
• Jim McMullan as Arkansaw
• Earl Holliman as Shad Clay
• Ina Balin as Otilia Ruiz
• Robert J. Wilke as Gant
• Miriam Colon as Claudina, Otilia's Servant
• Anthony Caruso as Don Miguel Ruiz
• Eddra Gale as Dolores the Bartender
• Armando Silvestre as Diego Campos, Don Miguel's Man
• José Chávez as First Monk
• Ben Archibek as Frankie Gant
• Pancho Córdova as Father Augustine (as Francisco de Córdova)
• Charles Horvath as Yuma
• Allen Pinson as Corncracker
• Eldon Burke as Galvez
• Barbara Turner as The Farmer's Wife