Richard Bradford
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Joshua Arnold and his mother move to their summer home in Corazon Sagrado, New Mexico, when Joshua's father joins the Navy during World War II. Joshua copes with the Mexican and Anglo customs and is concerned with his mother's drinking. When his father dies in the war, he takes responsibility for his mother, his own life, and his father's business.
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In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom realize that this will result in the eventual displacement of the local Hispanic farmers, they cannot arouse much opposition because of the short term opportunities offered by construction jobs. But when Joe Mondragon illegally diverts water to irrigate his bean field,...
7) The Chase
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A sheriff attempts to capture an escaped convict before a bloodthirsty mob lynches him.
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"When local rich kid Hubie Pyatt steals and wrecks Binx Davy's beloved motor scooter, Binx's older sister, Billie Jean, demands the $608 it costs to fix it. When Binx shoots Mr. Pyatt by accident, he and Billie Jean flee town accompanied by Billie Jean's girlfriends, Ophelia and Putter. They become fugitives and when they pick up a very willing hostage, Lloyd, they become criminals. Billie Jean becomes a legend in her own time, a symbol of freedom...