• Richard Powers as Ward Gordon
• Judy Clark as Sally Arnold
• Roy Barcroft as Hacker, a henchman
• I. Stanford Jolley as J. B. "Dude" Dawson
• Lee Phelps as Rusty Steele
• Lee Roberts as Larson, a henchman
• Cliff Clark as Colonel Arnold
• Guy Teague as Jack

Desperadoes of the West was budgeted at $153,081 although the final negative cost was $150,246 (a $2,835, or 1.9%, under spend). It was the cheapest Republic serial of 1950.^[1]

It was filmed between May 31 and June 22, 1950 under the working titles Bandit King of Oklahoma and Desperado Kings of the West.^[1] The serial's studio production number was 1708.^[1]

Stunts edit

• Tom Steele as Ward Gordon (doubling Richard Powers)
• Dale Van Sickel as Hacker/Ward Gordon (doubling Roy Barcroft & Richard Powers)
• John Daheim

Special effects edit

Special effects by the Lydecker brothers.

Theatrical edit

Desperadoes of the West's official release date is 2 August 1950, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges.^[1]

1. Tower of Jeopardy (20min)
2. Perilous Barrier (13min 20s)
3. Flaming Cargo (13min 20s)
4. Trail of Terror (13min 20s)
5. Plunder Cave (13min 20s)
6. Six-Gun Hijacker (13min 20s)
7. The Powder Keg (13min 20s)
8. Desperate Venture (13min 20s)
9. Stagecoach to Eternity (13min 20s)
10. Hidden Desperado (13min 20s) - a re-cap chapter
11. Open Warfare (13min 20s)
12. Desperate Gamble (13min 20s)

_Source:^[1][2]

• List of film serials by year
• List of film serials by studio

• Desperadoes of the West at IMDb  
• Desperadoes of the West at the TCM Movie Database