Top Gun (1955)

Gunfighter Rick Martin returns to his hometown of Casper, Wyoming to learn of the fate of his mother and to warn the town of an impending raid by the Tom Quentin gang. The townspeople ... See full summary »

Director:

Ray Nazarro

Writers:

Steve Fisher (story), Richard Schayer (screenplay)

Stars:

Sterling Hayden, William Bishop, Karin Booth

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sterling Hayden	...	Rick Martin
William Bishop	...	Canby Judd
Karin Booth	...	Laura Mead (as Karen Booth)
James Millican	...	Marshal Bat Davis
Regis Toomey	...	Jim O'Hara
Hugh Sanders	...	Ed Marsh
John Dehner	...	Tom Quentin
Rod Taylor	...	Lem Sutter
Denver Pyle	...	Hank Spencer
William 'Bill' Phillips	...	Gorse
Richard Reeves	...	Quentin's Henchman (as Dick Reeves)

Storyline

Gunfighter Rick Martin returns to his hometown of Casper, Wyoming to learn of the fate of his mother and to warn the town of an impending raid by the Tom Quentin gang. The townspeople however reject him, afraid that his gunslinging past will cause new trouble. Rick learns that his mother did not die of illness but was murdered, and he comes to suspect the town's leading citizen -- a man now engaged to marry the woman Rick loves.

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Plot Keywords:

gang | casper wyoming | raid | gunfighter | wyoming | 

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Taglines:

NO MAN EVER DREW ON HIM...AND LIVED!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Unbesiegt

Filming Locations:

Jack Ingram Ranch - 22255 Mulholland Drive, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the scene on the edge of town where Martin is about to be framed, you can clearly see a set of car headlights move across the mountain road in the background.

User Reviews

This movie is just plain poor

I'm a big fan of Westerns but this one.... whew, what a stinker! I think what turned me off almost right off the bat was the inane dialog. I think I could have written better dialog than this when I was in eighth grade. And the poor actors! Given this terrible dialog, none of them came across looking anything but ridiculous. Really, I'm not kidding. Some of this is little better than what you'd get in an Ed Wood film.

The biggest tragedy is Sterling Hayden. He was probably THE "big" star in this movie which if you called it a B-Western, you'd be lavishing praise upon it. This is what should be called a B-minus Western perhaps. Pity Sterling Hayden, who appeared at other times along with Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Frank Sinatra, and other major talents. For him to appear in a vehicle this poor must have been something he tried to downplay for the rest of his life.

One annoying thing about this movie is all the men look like they haven't shaved in a week and their faces are all greasy. I know in the old West guys weren't always well groomed but to a man this is a movie that makes you want to just go 'EWWWW!' Really, this is a crummy Western. Denver Pyle also had to live this one down, especially after appearances in so many great Westerns. Bad, bad movie.