The Desperate Mission (1969)
Director: Earl Bellamy
Actors: Ricardo Montalban, Slim Pickens, Earl Holliman, Roosevelt Grier, Jim McMullan, Ina Balin
Runtime: 96 min.
Ricardo Montalban stars as the desperate bandit Joaquin Murieta in 1840s California. He joins forces with a man named Clay and his henchmen to escort a wealthy woman and her mysterious treasure to San Francisco.
Trivia: Ricardo Montalban starred in the 1980s TV series, Fantasy Island, as well as Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. Earl Holliman starred opposite Angie Dickinson in the late 70s TV hit, Police Woman. Rosey Grier was a star football player for the Los Angeles Rams and was a regular on the TV series, Daniel Boone. The 6'6" Grier is also remembered as the man who apprehended Sirhan Sirhan following the shooting of Senator Robert Kennedy.
