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The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
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May 1959 (USA)
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All The Thundering Might Of The Most Famed Gunfight Of Them All! more
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No cane and derby hat here.
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(Credited cast)| Joel McCrea | ... | Bat Masterson | |
| Julie Adams | ... | Pauline Howard | |
| John McIntire | ... | Doc Sam Tremaine | |
| Nancy Gates | ... | Lily, Lady Gay Saloon Owner | |
| Richard Anderson | ... | Dave Rudabaugh | |
| James Westerfield | ... | Rev. Howard | |
| Walter Coy | ... | Ben Townsend | |
| Don Haggerty | ... | Sheriff Jim Regan, Dodge City | |
| Wright King | ... | Billy Townsend | |
| Harry Lauter | ... | City Marshal Ed Masterson |
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The Bat Masterson Story (USA) (working title)
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81 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Despite the title, the climactic gunfight takes place in a different (and real) Kansas cattle town, Hays City.
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Doc Sam Tremaine:
They say you deal blackjack with three fingers... thumb, index, and trigger.
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Absent from this film are Wyatt Earp, Masterson's close friend and colleague in Dodge City, and Masterson's dapper clothing, a lifelong trademark, two major flaws in the film. His avoidance of public office doesn't ring true, either. The plot itself takes considerable liberties with the truth. (The television series "Bat Masterson" was closer to the truth in spirit and sometimes in fact.)
However, McCrea's intelligent and introspective portrayal of Masterson is on the mark. The acting of him and the rest of the cast carry the film, which is saddled with uninspired direction.