Garden of Evil - FREE MOVIE - HD REMASTERED WIDESCREEN - Western Starring Gary Cooper

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Garden of Evil is a 1954 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Henry Hathaway, about three somewhat disreputable 19th-century soldiers of fortune, played by Gary Cooper as an ex-lawman, Richard Widmark as a gambler, and Cameron Mitchell as a bounty hunter, who, along with Vicente, played by Víctor Manuel Mendoza, are randomly hired by a woman portrayed by Susan Hayward, to rescue her husband (Hugh Marlowe). Rita Moreno appears at the beginning of the film as a Mexican cantina singer/dancer.

It was the first outdoor picture photographed in the new CinemaScope anamorphic widescreen process and director Hathaway took special pains to use the stunning vistas of the Mexican locations to show off the new screen dimensions to best effect.

Plot
When their steamship for California experiences engine trouble, three American adventurers find themselves stranded in a Mexican fishing village. While they discuss their options in a local saloon, Leah Fuller, whose husband John is trapped in a distant gold mine, enters. She needs help to rescue him. Noticing the Americans, she offers them $2,000 each, tossing a bag of coins on their table. Her gesture attracts the attention of another saloon customer, Vicente, who accepts her deal. The Americans an ex-sheriff, a gambler, and an upstart-kid bounty hunter sign on as well.

During the harrowing journey inland, Leah informs ex-lawman Hooker that the site where her husband is trapped was once a boom town. It was wiped out by a volcanic eruption, leaving only a church steeple and a gold mine. The resident priest called it the "garden of evil." The Indians now consider the volcano sacred. When the group arrives at the mine, they discover John unconscious but alive. They work to free him before the ceiling collapses further. They transport him to a nearby cabin where Hooker sets his broken leg.

With hostile Apaches nearby, the group quickly prepare to leave. During their return, the young bounty hunter is killed by an arrow in the back. At a burnt-out mission, Leah's husband is found dead, hung upside down on a cross. Vicente falls next, the victim of multiple arrows. Later, the three survivors reach a choke point in the cliff-hugging path, the only way out. Hooker and the gambler, Fiske, draw cards to see which of them will stay behind to hold off the Indians while the other rides with Leah to safety. Fiske "wins" and succeeds in killing or driving off most of their pursuers. However, he is badly wounded. After seeing Leah to safety, Hooker returns to aid Fiske. The gambler admits he cheated on the card draw to guarantee he would stay behind. Before he dies, Fiske urges Hooker to settle down with Leah. Hooker returns to Leah, and they ride off into the sunset.

Cast
Gary Cooper as Hooker
Susan Hayward as Leah Fuller
Richard Widmark as Fiske
Hugh Marlowe as John Fuller
Cameron Mitchell as Luke Daly
Rita Moreno as Cantina singer
Víctor Manuel Mendoza as Vicente Madariaga