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Dawn at Socorro (1954)
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Writer:
George Zuckerman (writer)
Release Date:
1 September 1954 (USA)
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Tagline:
LAST OF THE FRONTIER GAMBLERS! (original ad - all caps)
Plot:
Gunfighter Brett Wade, diagnosed with tuberculosis, tries to get out of his former life while helping a young woman. full summary | add synopsis
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Under rated classic 50's Western
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rory Calhoun | ... | Brett Rutledge Wade | |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Rannah Hayes | |
| David Brian | ... | Dick Braden | |
| Kathleen Hughes | ... | Clare | |
| Alex Nicol | ... | Jimmy Rapp | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Sheriff Cauthen | |
| Mara Corday | ... | Letty Diamond | |
| Roy Roberts | ... | Doc Jameson | |
| Skip Homeier | ... | Buddy Ferris | |
| James Millican | ... | Marshal Harry McNair | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Earl Ferris | |
| Stanley Andrews | ... | Old Man Tom Ferris | |
| Richard Garland | ... | Tom Ferris | |
| Scott Lee | ... | Deputy Vince McNair | |
| Paul Brinegar | ... | Desk Clerk |
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Runtime:
80 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.00 : 1 more
Certification:
West Germany:16 (nf) |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved (PCA #16990, General Audience) (original rating) |
USA:TV-PG (TV rating)
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Sheriff Cauthen:
Hey, take it easy. They ain't gonna run out of that stuff.
Jimmy Rapp: When I stop drinking, you start worrying.
Sheriff Cauthen: It's too late. I've already started worrying.
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Jimmy Rapp: When I stop drinking, you start worrying.
Sheriff Cauthen: It's too late. I've already started worrying.
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Referenced in Bowser Makes a Movie (2005)
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Any student of real western history will recognise the characters and part of the plot as being related to the Doc Holliday / Wyatt Earp /Clanton feud in Tombstone. Rory Calhoun is pretty obviously Doc while James Millican is Wyatt. The shootout in the stockyards is based on the OK corral and the screenwriters offer an interesting story on what happened next. Alex Nicol as Jimmy Rapp (John Ringo) is nicely portrayed and the movie moves along with a good pace of action, motivation and characterisation. Certainly a classic, considering the studio system in operation at the time it was made.A lot of effort and thought obviously went into its production. Well worth seeing.