I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Richard Talmadge

Writer:

Johnny Carpenter (writer)

Release Date:

16 June 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Told in flashback, this is the story of the man that shot Wild Bill Hickok. |

Plot Keywords:

Horse Trader | Wild Horse | Horse | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title

Cast

Johnny Carpenter	...	'Johnny Rebel' Savage (as John Forbes)
Denver Pyle	...	Jim Bailey
Virginia Gibson	...	Anne James
Tom Brown	...	Sheriff 'Wild Bill' Hickok
Helen Westcott	...	Bella Longtree
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Henry Longtree
Frank 'Red' Carpenter	...	Ring Pardo
Roy Canada	...	Nato, the Indian
Harvey B. Dunn	...	Dr. Reed
Lee Sheldon	...	Kate Savage
Phil Barton	...	Pancho, chief thug
William Mims	...	Dan Bevins, a rancher
R.J. Thomas	...	Tommy, the blacksmith
Bill Chaney	...	Tex, a cowpoke

Runtime:

63 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

The Wheeler Company

Inferior revisionist wild west history

This one is bad, from start to finish. The story tries to justify the murder of Wild Bill Hickok, painting him as a claim-jumping scoundrel. A bad plot, poor direction and non-existent production values make this one easy to pass on. If there is a redeeming feature here, it is the presence of Ms. Westcott, whose talents are wasted in this lackluster event.