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The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)

 -  Western  -  May 1959 (USA)
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After his brother the sheriff is murdered, Bat Masterson is elected to the job and is determined to find the killer and make Dodge City safe.

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Cast

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Pauline Howard
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Doc Sam Tremaine
Nancy Gates ...
Lily, Lady Gay Saloon Owner
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Dave Rudabaugh
James Westerfield ...
Rev. Howard
Walter Coy ...
Ben Townsend
Don Haggerty ...
Sheriff Jim Regan, Dodge City
Wright King ...
Billy Townsend
Harry Lauter ...
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Bat Masterson doesn't look for trouble, but he doesn't walk away from it. When an army sergeant in Hays City tries to kill Bat and dies for his trouble, Bat heads for Dodge City where Ed, his brother, is city marshal and a candidate for county sheriff running against the corrupt Regan. Bat buys a share in a local saloon, partnering with the widow Lily. Then, after an ambush, Bat finds himself a candidate for sheriff and the heir to Ed's intentions toward Pauline, a minister's daughter. Can the upright but not always law-abiding gunslinger and saloon owner become a lawman and settle down? Or will trouble keep finding him? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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"I Like Fillies When They Scream And Fight!" See more »

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Western

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May 1959 (USA)  »

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The Bat Masterson Story  »

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Trivia

Despite the title, the climactic gunfight takes place in a different (and real) Kansas cattle town, Hays City. See more »

Goofs

The man who bought Bat's saloon is Ben Townsend. After changing the marquee, it says Ben Thompson. See more »

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Doc Sam Tremaine: They say you deal blackjack with three fingers... thumb, index, and trigger.
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Mediocre western
25 October 2002 | by (Den Helder, Holland) – See all my reviews

Just what the audience could expect from director Newman: a routine action-packed western with veteran Joel McCrea as the legendary Bat Masterson. It is not so much the story that makes this film worth watching, but the appearance of Timothy Carey (uncredited-unbelievable!) as one of villain Haggerty's henchmen.


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