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Director:
George Sherman
Writer:
George Zuckerman (writer)
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Release Date:
1 September 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
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 more (11 total)

Cast

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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
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.00 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:16 (nf) | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #16990, General Audience) (original rating) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating)
Filming Locations:
Victorville, California, USA
Company:
Universal International Pictures (UI) more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
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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Under rated classic 50's Western, 19 September 2003
Author: bruce lander from Oldham, England

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.

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