The Americano (1955) DVD Color Approx. 82 min. Widescreen Beautifully remastered. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Starring: Glenn Ford, Frank Lovejoy, Cesar Romero, Ursula Thiess, Abbe Lane, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Salvador Baguez, Tom Powers, Dan White and Frank Marlowe. Written by Leslie T. White and Guy Trosper. Directed by William Castle. Texas rancher Sam Dent (Glenn Ford) takes a small herd of three Brahman bulls to Brazil, where he has arranged to sell them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war, as well as in love. Following this, he must find out who are his friends and who are his enemies. Abbe Lane's musical number was supervised by her husband, Xavier Cugat. “A STRANGER TO BRAZIL - but no stranger to danger!” Glenn’s son Peter Ford said of his father, “He was a great horseman; he loved the outdoors. He loved to get out, not stuck in the studio on a sound stage.”
