Rimfire (1949)

An undercover army officer investigating the theft of army gold shipments takes a job as deputy in a small town that's being terrorized by what they believe is the ghost of a gambler who ... See full summary »

Director:

B. Reeves Eason

Writers:

Ron Ormond, Arthur St. Claire,

Stars:

James Millican, Mary Beth Hughes, Reed Hadley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Millican	...	Capt. Tom Harvey
Mary Beth Hughes	...	Polly
Reed Hadley	...	The Abilene Kid
Henry Hull	...	Editor Nathaniel Greeley
Victor Kilian	...	Sheriff Jim Jordan
Fuzzy Knight	...	Porky Hodges
Chris-Pin Martin	...	Chico
George Cleveland	...	Judge Gardner
Margia Dean	...	Lolita
Ray Bennett	...	Barney Bernard
Glenn Strange	...	Curt Calvin, Stagecoach Driver
John L. Cason	...	Blazer (as John Cason)
Jason Robards Sr.	...	Banker Elkins (as Jason Robards)
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Toad Tyler
Ben Erway	...	Deputy Sheriff Harry Wilson

Storyline

An undercover army officer investigating the theft of army gold shipments takes a job as deputy in a small town that's being terrorized by what they believe is the ghost of a gambler who was wrongly convicted and hanged for those robberies.

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Plot Keywords:

undercover | u.s. mint | secret service | new mexico | marked deck | 

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Taglines:

Every Man's Back Was A Target For His VENGEANCE!

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Geisterschütze

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Guild Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last feature film directed by veteran action specialist B. Reeves Eason. He did some second-unit work on features after this and some television directing, but this was the last feature he directed.

User Reviews

Interesting, Offbeat B-Picture

The Abiline Kid is set up and convicted by a Kangaroo court for using marked cards. Executed by hanging, he seemingly returns as a ghost to terrorize and wreak vengeance on the guilty town that murdered him.

Rimfire is loaded with great character actors, including James Millican, Reed Hadley, Jason Robards Sr., and Fuzzy Knight, alongside two previous Universal monsters, The Werewolf Of London's Henry Hull and Glen Strange, the last of the classic Frankenstein monsters!

Although it's running time could (and should) have been stretched a little for greater suspense, this is still an entertaining, if compact, western whodunit with lots of great scenes.

It can also be viewed as sort of a forerunner (along with Django Il Bastardo) to Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter. In fact, the three would make a great triple feature.