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Masterson of Kansas

  • 19541954
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 13m
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5.4/10
366
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Masterson of Kansas (1954)
Western
In Kansas, fearing another Indian War, Sheriff Bat Masterson, Marshal Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday join forces to defuse tensions over grazing lands between Indians and greedy cattlemen.In Kansas, fearing another Indian War, Sheriff Bat Masterson, Marshal Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday join forces to defuse tensions over grazing lands between Indians and greedy cattlemen.In Kansas, fearing another Indian War, Sheriff Bat Masterson, Marshal Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday join forces to defuse tensions over grazing lands between Indians and greedy cattlemen.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
366
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    • William Castle
    • Douglas Heyes(story)
  • Stars
    • George Montgomery
    • Nancy Gates
    • James Griffith
    • William Castle
    • Douglas Heyes(story)
  • Stars
    • George Montgomery
    • Nancy Gates
    • James Griffith
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    • 9User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    George Montgomery in Masterson of Kansas (1954)
    Nancy Gates, James Griffith, William Henry, and George Montgomery in Masterson of Kansas (1954)
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    James Griffith and George Montgomery in Masterson of Kansas (1954)

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    George Montgomery
    George Montgomery
    • Sheriff William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson
    Nancy Gates
    Nancy Gates
    • Amy Merrick
    James Griffith
    James Griffith
    • Doc Holliday
    Jean Willes
    Jean Willes
    • Dallas Corey
    Benny Rubin
    Benny Rubin
    • Coroner
    William Henry
    William Henry
    • Charlie Fry
    • (as William A. Henry)
    David Bruce
    David Bruce
    • Clay Bennett
    Bruce Cowling
    Bruce Cowling
    • Wyatt Earp
    Gregg Barton
    Gregg Barton
    • Sutton
    Donald Murphy
    Donald Murphy
    • Virgil Earp
    Gregg Martell
    Gregg Martell
    • Mitch Connors
    Sandy Sanders
    Sandy Sanders
    • Tyler - Henchman
    Jay Silverheels
    Jay Silverheels
    • Chief Yellow Hawk
    John Maxwell
    John Maxwell
    • Amos Merrick
    Victor Adamson
    Victor Adamson
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    John Bose
    John Bose
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
      • William Castle
      • Douglas Heyes(story) (screenplay)
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    • Goofs
      Doc Holliday was a doctor of dentistry not medicine as implied.
    • Quotes

      Doc Holliday: Why don't you kill me? You'd be doing me a favor.

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    6/10
    Forced into alliance by exigent circumstances
    Although the friendship of Marshal Wyatt Earp and gunfighter/gambler Doc Holiday is frontier legend and the subject of several movies, Dodge City's other famous lawman Bat Masterson and Holiday did not have the same feelings. That is the premise on which Masterson Of Kansas is built around, although the two are forced into alliance by exigent circumstances.

    George Montgomery is in the title role and James Griffith plays Doc Holiday. The exigent circumstances are a threatened Indian war when John Maxwell who has worked for peace is accused of murdering the commanding officer at Fort Dodge on perjured testimony of David Bruce.

    It all doesn't smell right to Montgomery who finds proof enough in the Indian village of Jay Silverheels the Comanche chief. At least proof enough for him if not the white man's court. After that he's on a mission to clear Maxwell and maybe win his daughter's hand who is played by Nancy Gates.

    And if Montgomery and Griffith don't have enough to fight about the sight of Gates puts them both in heat. Bruce Cowling as Wyatt Earp has enough on his hands to keep these two from killing each other.

    Masterson Of Kansas is a nice no frills B western directed by William Castle in a straightforward style that does not portray his penchant for gimmicky horror films. Doc Holiday is always an interesting character and James Griffith joins a respectable pantheon of players who have played Holiday over the years like, Cesar Romero, Victor Mature, Jason Robards, Jr., Kirk Douglas, and Val Kilmer. Griffith yields to none of them.

    Fans of westerns and George Montgomery westerns will have little to complain about with Masterson Of Kansas.
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      • December 1, 1954 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sam Katzman Productions
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    • 1 hour 13 minutes

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