Gunfight in Abilene (1967)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

William Hale

Writers:

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

Release Date:

March 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

The time: NOON! The odds: DESPERATE! The result: MEMORABLE!

Plot:

Fighting in the Civil War a man accidently kills his friend. Returning to Abilene after the war he finds...

Plot Keywords:

Post Civil War | Whipping | Abilene Kansas | Shirtless Male Bondage

Cast

Bobby Darin	...	Cal Wayne
Emily Banks	...	Amy Martin
Leslie Nielsen	...	Grant Evers
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Joe Slade
Don Galloway	...	Ward Kent
Frank McGrath	...	Ned Martin
Michael Sarrazin	...	Cord Decker
Barbara Werle	...	Leann
Johnny Seven	...	Loop
William Phipps	...	Frank Norton
William Mims	...	Ed Scovie
Robert Sorrells	...	Nelson
Don Dubbins	...	Sprague
James McCallion	...	Smoky Staub
Bryan O'Byrne	...	Frobisher

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Film debut of Michael Sarrazin.

Quotes:

Joe Slade: Strip off his shirt. Tie 'im up to that wagon.

Soundtrack:

Amy

Average Oater with a nice title song

Although this is routine faire, it is interesting to watch Darin and Neilson in a western with an early performance by Michael Sarrazin. The title song "Amy" is nifty, worked into the background music nicely and doesn't wear out it's welcome, as in the case of so many other westerns. The plot is routine, but the action moves the story along to it's predictable conclusion nicely, giving us a good watch.