Yuma (TV 1971)

A tough marshal is sent to clean up a lawless western town.

Director:

Ted Post

Writer:

Charles A. Wallace

Stars:

Clint Walker, Barry Sullivan, Kathryn Hays

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clint Walker	...	Marshal Dave Harmon
Barry Sullivan	...	Nels Decker
Kathryn Hays	...	Julie Williams
Edgar Buchanan	...	Mules McNeil
Morgan Woodward	...	Arch King
Peter Mark Richman	...	Major Lucas
John Kerr	...	Captain White
Bing Russell	...	Rol King (as Neil Russell)
Bruce Glover	...	Sam King
Robert Phillips	...	Sanders
Miguel Alejandro	...	Andres
Rudy Diaz	...	Caballo
Bill McLean	...	Storekeeper
Napoleon Whiting	...	Orderly

Storyline

Dave Harmon is a United States Marshall, who has been sent by the governor to the territory of Yuma. It seems that the law is not welcomed there; every marshall that's been sent has been chased out. But Harmon is a different story, upon arriving, he encounters two drunks and asks them to come with him to cool off, one of them pulls a gun on him and shoots, Harmon with no other choice shoots him. He is told that the man he killed is the brother of Arch King, a powerful man, who adheres to only one law, his. Later that evening someone breaks into the jail and lets the other man out and shoots him with Harmon's gun. It seems that the other man is also King's brother. Most people think that Harmon shot him but a Mexican boy whom Harmon allowed to sleep on the floor of the jail said that it was two men and that one of them's a soldier. Harmon is then visited by King and is told that unless he can prove that he was not the one who killed his brother, King will be back and will deal with him...

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Plot Keywords:

western town | marshal | cigar smoking | double barreled shotgun | gunfight | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the marshal orders the two brothers to drop their gunbelts in the saloon, Rol unbuckles and drops his, but his brother Sam doesn't and the marshal shoots and kills Sam. As the marshal is walking Rol to the jail, his gun belt is clearly visible, but when he gets in the office he is not wearing it.

User Reviews

Okay TV Western/Cop Movie

Yuma is passable enough entertainment but something directed by Ted Post (Hang 'Em High) and produced by Aaron Spelling (who made some of the best low budget TV movies of the seventies) should have been a bit better. This seems like a television pilot that never materialized into a series.

Clint Walker, the new Marshall of Yuma is forced to deal with the two brothers of a powerful cattleman, shooting one in self defense and jailing the other. Later, two mystery men break him out and shoot him in the back, framing Walker for the death and leading to a confrontation with the cattleman and the uncovering of a larger conspiracy.

Some familiar stars and a good bit of intrigue make this worth watching if not a must-see.