The Desperate Mission
Nov 20 1969
•2h 36m
•Western, Action, Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
A man who has lost everything joins others paid to convey a wealthy man's wife - and a mysterious treasure - to safety in San Francisco.
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Ricardo Montalban
Joaquin Murieta
Slim Pickens
Three-Finger Jack
Rosey Grier
Morgan
Jim McMullan
Arkansaw
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