The Baron of Arizona

1950
Approved
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

Vincent Price, Beulah Bondi, Ellen Drew, Tina Pine, and Vladimir Sokoloff in The Baron of Arizona (1950)

Biography Crime Drama History Western

Master swindler James Reavis painstakingly spends years forging documents and land grants that will make his wife and him undisputed owners of the entire territory of Arizona.Master swindler James Reavis painstakingly spends years forging documents and land grants that will make his wife and him undisputed owners of the entire territory of Arizona.Master swindler James Reavis painstakingly spends years forging documents and land grants that will make his wife and him undisputed owners of the entire territory of Arizona.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
James Addison Reavis (1843-1914) was a real person who, as depicted in the movie, was found guilty of attempting to steal most of Arizona by forging land grant documents. He paid a fine of $5,000 and served two years in jail.

Quotes
John Griff: There's only one thing about this case I can't understand.
James Addison 'The Baron' Reavis, aka Brother Anthony: What's that?
John Griff: After devoting so many years to this scheme, what made you confess?
James Addison 'The Baron' Reavis, aka Brother Anthony: I fell in love with my wife.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Nanny Diaries/Illegal Tender/Resurrecting the Champ/Mr. Bean's Holiday/The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

I Enjoyed It

I do not know how historically accurate it is, but It does show the depths that one man would go through in order to get what he wanted. He came up with an idea to get what he wanted and set his plan in motion and stayed true to his ideals for years, until morals took hold of him and changed his outcome.