Blowing Wild

Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper and Anthony Quinn star in Hugo Fregonese’s all-action movie set in 30s Mexico’s oilfields. Cooper plays Jeff Dawson, a wildcatter hunting the black gold who must contend with blackmailing bandits who threaten to blow up his wells and the arduous attentions of Marina Conway, even though she is married to his best friend Ward Conway. Fans of The Wages of Fear will enjoy comparing and contrasting Cooper’s trucking of a lorry-load of nitro-glycerine over treacherous roads., Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper and Anthony Quinn star in Hugo Fregonese’s all-action movie set in 1930s Mexico’s oilfields. Cooper plays Jeff Dawson, a wildcatter hunting the black gold who must contend with blackmailing bandits who threaten to blow up his wells, and the amorous attentions of Marina Conway, even though she is married to his best friend Ward Conway., Action romance set in Mexico, with wildcatter Gary Cooper menaced by bandits and his best friend’s overamorous wife. Marina: Barbara Stanwyck. Sal: Ruth Roman. Paco: Anthony Quinn. Dutch: Ward Bond. Directed by Hugo Fregonese., Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper and Anthony Quin star in Hugo Fregonese’s all-action movie set in 30s Mexico’s oilfields. Cooper plays a wildcatter hunting the black gold who must contend with blackmailing bandits who threaten to blow up his wells and the arduous attentions of Stanwyck, even though she is married to his best friend, Quinn. Fans of The Wages of Fear will enjoy comparing and contrasting Cooper’s trucking of a lorry-load of nitro-glycerine over treacherous roads., Gary Cooper stars as an oil prospector in 1930s Mexico, who has to contend with attacks from ruthless bandits as well as the romantic intentions of an unscrupulous woman., With Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in the cast, Blowing Wild was a guaranteed hit even before the cameras began turning. Cooper plays oil wildcatter Jeff Dawson, who does his best to bring in a gusher in Mexico despite continual bandit raids. Dawson asks for help from his ex-employer Ward Conway (Anthony Quinn), but Conway, now married to Dawson’s ex-lover Marina (Barbara Stanwyck) refuses, fearing that his wife will want to renew her romance with the other man. The predatory Marina, still in love with Dawson, murders her husband, admits her crime to Jeff, and pleads to be taken back to America with him. A timely bandit attack solves everyone’s problems in ultra-violent fashion. Blowing Wild was filmed through the facilities of Mexico City’s Churubusco Studios.