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Showdown at Abilene (1956)

APPROVED 80 min  -  Western  -   October 1956 (USA)
6.1
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Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead... See full summary »

Director:

Charles F. Haas

Writers:

Berne Giler (screenplay), Clarence Upson Young (story)

Stars:

Jock Mahoney, Martha Hyer and Lyle Bettger
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney ...
Jim Trask
Martha Hyer Martha Hyer ...
Peggy Bigelow
Lyle Bettger Lyle Bettger ...
Dave Mosely
David Janssen ...
Verne Ward
Grant Williams Grant Williams ...
Chip Tomlin
Ted de Corsia Ted de Corsia ...
Dan Claudius
Harry Harvey Harry Harvey ...
Ross Bigelow (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
Dayton Lummis Dayton Lummis ...
Jack Bedford
Richard H. Cutting Richard H. Cutting ...
Nelson
Robert G. Anderson Robert G. Anderson ...
Sprague
John Maxwell John Maxwell ...
Frank Scovie
Lane Bradford Lane Bradford ...
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Storyline

Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Death | Range War | Farmer | Fist Fight  | See more »

Taglines:

THE BLAZING STORY OF THE GREAT ABILENE RANGE WAR! (original print ad - all caps)

Genres:

Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Gun Shy See more »

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA See more »

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Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1
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Remade as Gunfight in Abilene (1967) See more »