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Magnificent Roughnecks

  • 1956
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  • 1h 13m
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Mickey Rooney, Jack Carson, and Nancy Gates in Magnificent Roughnecks (1956)
ComedyDramaRomance

Geologist Frank Sommers and engineer Bix Decker, who are both employed by Zenith Oil Co., have toiled in South American oil fields for the last six years. As his contract with the company is... Read allGeologist Frank Sommers and engineer Bix Decker, who are both employed by Zenith Oil Co., have toiled in South American oil fields for the last six years. As his contract with the company is about to expire, Bix, tired of the primitive conditions of life in a small, back-water to... Read allGeologist Frank Sommers and engineer Bix Decker, who are both employed by Zenith Oil Co., have toiled in South American oil fields for the last six years. As his contract with the company is about to expire, Bix, tired of the primitive conditions of life in a small, back-water town, notifies Zenith Vice President Ernie Biggers that he is quitting. Biggers, who has thw... Read all

  • Director
    • Sherman A. Rose
  • Writer
    • Stephen Kandel
  • Stars
    • Jack Carson
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Nancy Gates
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    5.9/10
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    • Director
      • Sherman A. Rose
    • Writer
      • Stephen Kandel
    • Stars
      • Jack Carson
      • Mickey Rooney
      • Nancy Gates
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    Jack Carson
    Jack Carson
    • Bix Decker
    Mickey Rooney
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    • Frank Sommers
    Nancy Gates
    Nancy Gates
    • Jane Rivers
    Jeff Donnell
    Jeff Donnell
    • Julie
    Myron Healey
    Myron Healey
    • Werner Jackson
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Ernie Biggers
    Eric Feldary
    Eric Feldary
    • Señor Ramon Serrano
    Alan Wells
    Alan Wells
    • Danny
    Frank Gerstle
    Frank Gerstle
    • Chuck Evans
    Larry Carr
    Larry Carr
    • Guard
    Matty Fain
    Matty Fain
    • Pepi
    Jon Locke
    Jon Locke
    • Driver
    Evelyn Lovequist
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    • Director
      • Sherman A. Rose
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      • Stephen Kandel
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    • Release date
      • July 22, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Allied Artists Pictures
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      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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