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3	''Ride Clear of Diablo'' is a 1954 [[TheWestern Western]] movie directed by Jesse Hibbs, starring Creator/AudieMurphy, Dan Duryea, Susan Cabot, and Abbe Lane.
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5	After his father and brother are murdered by rustlers, mild-mannered railroad surveyor Clay O'Mara (Murphy) is deputized and investigates – helped and hindered in the process by the genial outlaw Whitey Kincade (Duryea).
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8	!!Tropes present in ''Ride Clear of Diablo'':
9	* AffablyEvil: Whitey, clear through.
10	* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: to Whitey.
11	* BluntYes:
12	--> [[spoiler: '''Sheriff''']]: You don't think I'd shoot you in the back, do you?
13	--> '''Whitey''': [totally matter-of-fact] Yeah.
14	* CluelessChickMagnet: it takes Clay a frustratingly long time to realize Laurie is hinting he needs to ask her for a dance.
15	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Clay is a young, easy-going, straightforward guy who makes a living not as a gunman but as a railroad inspector...he's also mighty handy with a gun and just as handy with his fists.
16	* FriendToAllChildren: Clay gets along well with kids.
17	* GilliganCut: Whitey's horse is killed while Clay is escorting him in, leading Whitey to observe that one of them is going to walk the rest of the way. (In the next scene, ''both'' of them are seen walking into town.)
18	--> '''Clay''': Guess which one of us it's going to be.
19	--> '''Whitey''': From the way you do everything else, I figure it'll probably be you.
20	* GunsAkimbo: Clay does this briefly, albeit just to threaten.
21	* TheHyena: Whitey Kincade has a distinctive cackle, which he doesn't hesitate to use.
22	* IdealHero: Clay O'Mara isn't interested in revenge or murder; he wants to bring his family's killers to justice.
23	* PsychoSidekick: Whitey takes up a liking to Clay...which is not the healthiest or safest thing ever to happen to Clay, given Whitey's sense of humor.
24	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: partial example. [[spoiler: Whitey is caught in the crossfire after having led Clay to the killer, and while encouraging them to shoot it out, rather than for the villain to surrender.]]
25	* HeroicSacrifice:
26	--> '''[[spoiler:Whitey]]''': I told you, if I ever felt like a human being again, [[TakingTheBullet I'd shoot myself]].
27	* InTheBack: Whitey is given a smuggled gun while in prison, but can't bring himself to use it while Clay's back is turned.
28	* TheIngenue: male example in Clay, who is naive and trusting, and doesn't quite figure out what's going on until the end of the movie.
29	* PintsizedPowerhouse: don't get into a fistfight with Clay.
30	* UriahGambit: Sending Clay after Whitey was supposed to be this.
31	* WomanScorned: Saloon girl Kate to Whitey.
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