Joaquin Murrieta
This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.
This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.
Shepperd Strudwick
Joaquin Murrieta
Carey Wilson
Narrator (voice)
Arthur Aylesworth
Jackson (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter
The Auctioneer (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier
Bit Role (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Politician (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
Bronco, Murrieta Spy (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Murrieta Man on Trial (uncredited)
This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.
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