Magnificent Roughnecks(1956)
Two Texas Toolpushers Wildcatting For Oil And Dames!
Two oilmen coax a cook, an oilwoman and a gusher in South America.
Movie: Magnificent Roughnecks
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bix Decker
Frank Sommers
Jane Rivers
Julie
Werner Jackson
Ernie Biggers
Señor Ramon Serrano
Chuck Evans
Guard
Pepi
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