The Baron of Arizona (1950) on Netflix
Approved19501h 37mBiographyCrimeDramaHistoryWestern
James Reavis forges Spanish land grants to claim the whole Arizona territory. He brings a foundling, Sofia, home and hires governess Loma Morales to raise her as a Spanish noblewoman.
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Plot summary
Late in the 19th century, the United States honors land grants made while the West was under Spanish rule, and James Reavis sets out to claim the whole Arizona territory with forged documents. In 1872 he seeks out Sofia, a foundling, brings her home, and hires governess Loma Morales to refine her. He invents parents for the girl whose line can be traced to a Spanish nobleman. To reach the records of Spanish land grants, Reavis works his way into a Spanish monastery for three years, and later joins a gypsy band so he can alter duplicate documents in a nobleman's library. He marries the grown Sofia and puts in his claim as the Baron of Arizona.
Cast
- Robin Shortas Lansing
- Karen Kesteras Sofia a Child
- Tina Pineas Rita(Tina Rome)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Baron of Arizona (1950)
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- The film marks one of the earliest credits for the B-movie director Ed Wood, who worked on it as a stunt double.
- The film is based on the case of James Reavis, a master forger whose attempt to claim the territory of Arizona as his own came close to success, though many of its details are fictionalized.
