No Name on the Bullet (1959)

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1h 17min
Drama, Western
12 Apr 1959 (UK)
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Townsfolk know a gunman's going to kill someone, but they don't know who it will be.

Director:

Jack Arnold

Writers:

Gene L. Coon, Howard Amacker

Stars:

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When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

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Still of Audie Murphy (I) in No Name on the Bullet (1959)

Still of R.G. Armstrong, Charles Drake (I) and Edgar Stehli in No Name on the Bullet (1959)

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	Audie Murphy	...	John Gant
	Charles Drake	...	Luke Canfield
	Joan Evans	...	Anne Benson
	Virginia Grey	...	Roseanne Fraden
	Warren Stevens	...	Lou Fraden
	R.G. Armstrong	...	Asa Canfield
	Willis Bouchey	...	Buck Hastings
	Edgar Stehli	...	Judge Benson
	Simon Scott	...	Reeger
	Karl Swenson	...	Stricker
	Whit Bissell	...	Pierce
	Charles Watts	...	Sid
	John Alderson	...	Chaffee
	Jerry Paris	...	Harold Miller
	Russ Bender	...	Storekeeper
	James Hyland	...	Hugo Mott (as Jim Hyland)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Emile Avery	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Fern Barry	...	Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
	John Barton	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Marjorie Bennett	...	Store Customer (uncredited)
	Willie Bloom	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Charles Cane	...	Eddie (uncredited)
	Jess Cavin	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Bill Clark	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Hugh Corcoran	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Russell Custer	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Fred Dale	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Edgar Dearing	...	Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
	Jimmy Dime	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Harold Goodwin	...	Wilson - Bank Clerk (uncredited)
	Herman Hack	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Al Haskell	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	George Hickman	...	Barfly (uncredited)
	Helen Jay	...	Mrs. Millie Chaffee (uncredited)
	Harvey Karels	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Jess Kirkpatrick	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
	William Mims	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
	Hank Patterson	...	Ed - Chess Player (uncredited)
	Volney Peavyhouse	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Jack Perrin	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Vincent Perry	...	Barber (uncredited)
	Bob Reeves	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Dennis Rush	...	Billy Chaffee (uncredited)
	Sam Savitsky	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Bob Steele	...	Poker Player (uncredited)
	James Van Horn	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Joe Walls	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Guy Wilkerson	...	Farmer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Arnold

Written by

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Gene L. Coon	...	(screenplay)

Howard Amacker	...	(story)

Produced by

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Jack Arnold	...	producer
Howard Christie	...	producer

Music by

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Herman Stein
Irving Gertz	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Harold Lipstein

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director of photography

Editing by

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Frank Gross

Art Direction by

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Alexander Golitzen
Robert Emmet Smith	...	(as Robert E. Smith)

Set Decoration by

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Ted Driscoll
Russell A. Gausman

Costume Design by

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Bill Thomas

Makeup Department

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Larry Germain	...	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	...	makeup artist
Vincent Romaine	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Ernest B. Wehmeyer

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unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Sherwood	...	assistant director
James Welch	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Roy Neel	...	props (uncredited)
Neil Wheeler	...	props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey	...	sound
Frank H. Wilkinson	...	sound (as Frank Wilkinson)
Steve Marsh	...	sound (uncredited)
James V. Swartz	...	sound (uncredited)
Kenneth Wilson	...	sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Edward T. Estabrook	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Butch Harmon	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Arthur D. Kaufman	...	best boy (uncredited)
David Paige	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Pierce	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Deke Smith	...	grip (uncredited)
Lloyd Ward	...	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rose Brandi	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Byron Munson	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph Gershenson	...	music supervisor
Ethmer Roten	...	musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dorothy Hughes

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Harold Goodwin

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dialogue coach (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Universal International Pictures (UI) (presents)

Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal-International)
Empire Universal Films (1959) (Canada) (theatrical)
Rank Film Distributors (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Proprietary (1959) (Australia) (theatrical)
Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1959) (France) (theatrical)
Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1959) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Universal Filmverleih (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1959) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Universal Films of Norway Akfieselskap (1959) (Norway) (theatrical)
MCA/Universal Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Western Collection)
Universal Pictures Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
Koch Media (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2017) (Australia) (DVD)
NBC Universal Television Distribution (2018) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (in "Audie Murphy Collection")
ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Cool, cultured John Gant rides into Lordsburg. Gant is a professional killer, and although no one knows who he is there to kill, they are all worried. Everyone has enemies, and maybe Gant is in town for them. While they wait for him to make his move, paranoia starts taking over... Written by Ken Yousten Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	damsel-in-distress arizona deception ambush stranger-in-town See All (30) »
Taglines	The strangest killer who ever stalked the West ! See more »
Genres	Drama Western
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:PG Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Germany:12 Norway:12 Portugal:M/12 Spain:A Sweden:15 United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) United States:Approved West Germany:16 (f)

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Also Known As	Stranger from Nowhere (United States) Une balle signée X... (France) Bala sin nombre (Spain) Una bala sin nombre (Spain) Utmanaren (Sweden) See more »
Runtime	77 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	R. G. Armstrong who plays Charles Drake's father was only 5 months older than him. See more »
Goofs	When Gant is playing chess, he castles. Castling involves moving the Rook and the King, but he moves the Rook and the Queen. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in Penthouse on Skid Row (1962). See more »
Quotes	John Gant: Take two men. Say they have robbed and lied, and have never paid. The man whom one of them has robbed comes to me and says, "Kill that man who's robbed me." And I kill him. The other man becomes ill and would die, except for a physician who returns him to health to rob and lie again. Who's the villain in this piece? Me or the physician? See more »

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