Fury at Showdown (1957)

After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer has other ideas.

Director:

Gerd Oswald

Writers:

Jason James (screenplay), Lucas Todd (novel)

Stars:

John Derek, John Smith, Carolyn Craig

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Derek	...	Brock Mitchell
John Smith	...	Miley Sutton
Carolyn Craig	...	Ginny Clay
Nick Adams	...	Tracy Mitchell
Gage Clarke	...	Chad Deasy
Robert Griffin	...	Sheriff Clay (as Robert E. Griffin)
Malcolm Atterbury	...	Norris
Rusty Lane	...	Riley
Sydney Smith	...	Van Steeden
Frances Morris	...	Mrs. Williams
Tyler MacDuff	...	Tom Williams (as Tyler McDuff)
Robert Adler	...	Alabam
Norman Leavitt	...	Swamper
Ken Christy	...	Mr. Phelps
Tom McKee	...	Sheriff of Buckhorn

Storyline

A gunslinger attempts to hang up his hardware and help his younger brother raise cattle. The local attorney, whose brother the gunslinger shot in a fair fight, is determined to swindle the men out of their ranch by preventing a supply deal with the railroad, then using his bodyguard to bushwhack the younger brother.

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Plot Keywords:

ranch | bodyguard | crooked lawyer | gunslinger | foreclosure | 

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 July 1957 (Finland)

Also Known As:

3 laukausta

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Robert Goldstein Productions, BG Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The entire 75 minute film was shot in only five days.

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Goofs

When Miley Sutton (John Smith) is prevented from leaving the building after knocking down the banker, his right arm holding the gun is shown exposed to the elbow from inside the doorway, then the view switches to the same doorway from outside and only his hand holding the gun is visible.

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Quotes

Ginny Clay: My father is the law, but the law isn't always justice.

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Connections

Referenced in Shadows (1959)

User Reviews

outstanding, forgotten western.

An excellent director (Gerd Oswald, who also directed A Kiss Before Dying), excellent cinematographer Joseph LaShelle (River of No Return and Marty among many others) and great performances by John Derek and Nick Adams make this an outstanding western. Derek is Brock Mitchell a rancher who was just released from jail, where he was because he killed a man in self defense. Nick Adams is Tracy, his brother. The fact is that the man Brock killed is the brother of an important man in town who will do everything he can against him. One way out would be for Brock to go away to a distant place, but there are certain reasons for him to stay, like paying the loan Tracy took to develop the ranch, which will not be difficult considering the railroad is going to pass there. It will be just a question of getting a letter from the railroad confirming the deal, but time is running against them. Another reason is that Brock loves Ginny, whose father is against him because he thinks he killed because of jealousy. One more reason is that Brock needs the sense of belonging, that he feels in his home town. There is a heavy ambiance, increased by the black and white cinematography.