Man with the Gun (1955)
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- Passed
- 1h 24min
- Western
- 05 Nov 1955 (USA)
- Movie
When a notorious tough 'town tamer' is hired by the citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land, he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend.
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| Robert Mitchum | ... |
Clint Tollinger
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| Jan Sterling | ... |
Nelly Bain
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| Karen Sharpe | ... |
Stella Atkins
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| Henry Hull | ... |
Marshal Lee Sims
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| Emile Meyer | ... |
Saul Atkins
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| John Lupton | ... |
Jeff Castle
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| Barbara Lawrence | ... |
Ann Wakefield
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| Ted de Corsia | ... |
'Frenchy' Lescaux
(as Ted DeCorsia)
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| Leo Gordon | ... |
Ed Pinchot
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| James Westerfield | ... |
Mr. Zender
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| Jay Adler | ... |
Cal (uncredited)
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| Claude Akins | ... |
Jim Reedy (uncredited)
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| Florenz Ames | ... |
Doc Hughes (uncredited)
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Joe Barry | ... |
Dade Holman (uncredited)
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Jimmie Booth | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Morgan Brown | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Nora Bush | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Archie Butler | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Norma Calderón | ... |
Luz (uncredited)
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| William Challee | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Thom Conroy | ... |
Bill Emory (uncredited)
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| Angie Dickinson | ... |
Kitty (uncredited)
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Billy Dix | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Joe Garcio | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Leonard P. Geer | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Herman Hack | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Al Haskell | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Mara McAfee | ... |
Mable (uncredited)
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| Jack Montgomery | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Burt Mustin | ... |
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| Maidie Norman | ... |
Sarah - Nelly's Maid (uncredited)
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| Robert Osterloh | ... |
Virg Trotter (uncredited)
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John Pedrini | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Joe Phillips | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Maudie Prickett | ... |
Mrs. Elderhorn (uncredited)
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| Bob Reeves | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Stafford Repp | ... |
Arthur Jackson (uncredited)
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John Rice | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Buddy Roosevelt | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Pat Sheehan | ... |
Blonde (uncredited)
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| Amzie Strickland | ... |
Mary Atkins (uncredited)
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| Peter J. Votrian | ... |
Kid With Dog (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Richard Wilson | ||
Written by
| N.B. Stone Jr. | ... | (story and screenplay) and |
| Richard Wilson | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Produced by
| Samuel Goldwyn Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alex North | ||
Cinematography by
| Lee Garmes | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gene Milford | ||
Art Direction by
| Hilyard M. Brown | ... | (as Hilyard Brown) |
Set Decoration by
| Edward G. Boyle | ... | (set decorations) |
Makeup Department
| Don L. Cash | ... | makeup artist (as Don Cash) |
| Jane Romeyn | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Frank Parmenter | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sid Sidman | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Anthony Carras | ... | sound editor |
| John K. Kean | ... | sound recorder (as John Keane) |
Stunts
| Archie Butler | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Leonard P. Geer | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Hershy Kay | ... | orchestrations |
| Emil Newman | ... | musical director |
| Lloyd Young | ... | music editor (as W. Lloyd Young) |
Additional Crew
| Jeff Brown | ... | assistant to producer |
| Samuel Goldwyn Jr. | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1955) (United States) (theatrical) (released thru)
- United Artists (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cosmopol-Film (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1957) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios (2008) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- YouTube (2016) (United States) (video) (VOD) (colorized)
- Koch Media (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios (DVD package design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner they never see who rules through his rowdy sidekicks. The stranger is a town tamer by trade, and he accepts a $500 commission to sort things out. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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| Taglines | His Gun Was For Sale...And His Life With It! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Alex North's musical cue used in the sequence where The Palace is burning down was later re-arranged and used, to even greater effect, for the gladiator fight-to-the-death scene in Spartacus (1960). See more » |
| Goofs | When the bad gang finds one of Tollinger's 'gun-ban' signs at the edge of town, they shoot it up with several bullets, which is shown in close-up. But in the next wide shot (as the gang is riding away), the sign is completely intact with no bullet holes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Nostradamus Kid (1993). See more » |
| Quotes |
[about Clint Tollinger]
Doc Hughes: Always dresses in gray. Black would fit his profession better See more » |