My Outlaw Brother

Director: Elliott Nugent Elliott Nugent

Overview

In this western, Mickey Rooney plays an Eastern dude who heads Westward to visit his brother Robert Stack. When ranger Robert Preston informs Rooney that Stack is an outlaw, Rooney refuses to believe it. But when Preston's words prove to be true, Rooney vows to bring Stack to justice himself.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/25/2007
UPC:	0089218543790
Original Release:	1951
Source:	Alpha Video
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:22:00
Sales rank:	59,396

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Preston	Joe Waldner
Mickey Rooney	J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore
Robert Stack	Patrick O'Moore
Wanda Hendrix	Senorita Carmel Alvarado
Carlos Muzquiz	El Capitan
Jose Torvay	Ortiz
Fernando Waggner	Burger
Felipe Flores	Jose
Hilda Moreno	Senora
Guilderma Calles	Indio
Margarito Luna	Lorenzo
Jose Velasquez	Pablo
Enrique Cansino	Enrique
Chel Lopez	Pancho

Technical Credits

Gene Fowler Jr.

Elliott Nugent	Director
Gene Fowler Jr.	Screenwriter
Benedict Bogeaus	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Although it's odd to see the 1951 version of Mickey Rooney in a Western, My Outlaw Brother owes its very modest appeal to his presence, as well as the presence of co-stars Robert Stack (as the brother) and Robert Preston. They're an odd trio to bring together in one movie, to be sure, but they each have a particular sort of charisma and style, something that Outlaw as a whole lacks. Gene Fowler's screenplay is terribly predictable; it's pretty much a standard issues good brother vs. bad brother scenario, with the added layer of the good brother being a city slicker; one doesn't even have to see the film to imagine how it all plays out, and one would rarely be wrong. Some snappier, more characterful direction would have helped matters, but Elliott Nugent seems to be operating pretty much on automatic pilot here; he gets things done, but without a great deal of flair. The sets are fine, if not particularly impressive. All of this leaves it up to the stars, who may not be turning in dazzling performances but who do provide a good degree of distraction and pleasure.