Firecreek (1968)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	James Stewart	...	Johnny Cobb
	Henry Fonda	...	Bob Larkin
	Inger Stevens	...	Evelyn Pittman
	Gary Lockwood	...	Earl
	Dean Jagger	...	Whittier
	Ed Begley	...	Preacher Broyles
	Jay C. Flippen	...	Mr. Pittman
	Jack Elam	...	Norman
	James Best	...	Drew
	Barbara Luna	...	Meli
	Jacqueline Scott	...	Henrietta Cobb
	Brooke Bundy	...	Leah
	Robert Porter	...	Arthur (as J. Robert Porter)
	Morgan Woodward	...	Willard
	John Qualen	...	Hall

Storyline

Farmer and family man Johnny Cobb moonlights as a $2 a month sheriff in the quiet little town of Firecreek. When a gang of freebooters passes through, their leader Larkin, who is suffering from a minor wound, decides to spend the night. The gang members prove to be vicious, sadistic sociopaths who take advantage of the frightened townspeople, humiliating them for their own perverse amusement. Although Larkin disapproves of their behavior, his leadership role is tenuous, and he is reluctant to test it by exercising control over his men. The mild-mannered Cobb also seems hesitant to challenge the gang's antisocial behavior. Things come to a head when Meli, an Indian woman with a mixed race child, is sexually attacked by one of vicious psychopaths. Arthur, a mentally-challenged stable boy, comes to her aid and accidentally kills him. Cobb locks up Arthur pending a trial, but when the sheriff visits his pregnant wife... Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)  

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