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The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

Approved | | Drama, Western | 6 July 1956 (USA)
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In the western frontier town of Cross Creek storekeeper George Temple is a polite and soft spoken man with a secret past.When three bank robbers on the lam stop in town to change horses George Temple's past comes back to haunt him.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
... George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
... Dora Temple
... Vinnie Harold
... Eric Doolittle
... Harvey Maxwell
... Lou Glover
... Taylor Swope
... Dink Wells (as Noah Beery)
... Kevin McGovern
... Brian Tibbs
... Rose Tibbs
... Frank Stringer
... Ben Buddy
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Lars Toomey
... Bobby Tibbs (as Chris Olsen)
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Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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WHAT HAPPENS in the next few minutes makes one of the most dramatic climaxes of any story you've ever seen!

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Budget:

$1,383,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$2,246,000, 31 December 1956

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,535,000, 31 December 1956
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Broderick Crawford barks "Do what I tell ya!" in both this film and in Born Yesterday (1951). See more »

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George Temple explains to the men in the bar how a real gunslinger wears his gun low so his hand rests on the butt. Then when he goes and gets his own gun and straps it on, it's riding high enough on his waist so that his fingertips can almost touch the bottom tip of the holster and his hand is below the butt of the gun. See more »

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Clint Fallon: Mr. I don't want to fight! But don't push it!
Vinnie Harold: Mr. Fallon I'm pushin' because I gotta know!
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Amusingly cast, first-rate western...
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In the small western town of Cross Creek, shy, antisocial shopkeeper Glenn Ford is hiding a secret past. Selling dresses and candy all day proves to be a bore, which leads Ford to some showing off in front of the saloon with gun feats that amaze the locals; unfortunately for Ford, lightning-fast gunslinger and bank robber Broderick Crawford (!) is just outside of town and soon learns of Ford's prowess. Quick, compact western is marvelously well-done, with beautiful cinematography by George Folsey and a tight script (by Frank D. Gilroy, based on his short story, and director Russell Rouse) underlined with a touch of sardonic humor. Crawford, looking like Fred Flintstone in a cowboy hat, is raffish and wily as the brutish villain, though fast-on-the-draw seems a bit of a stretch. Still, the movie is written in such a way that we don't want to quibble, and Ford's unhappy nervousness is something we can relate to (he has some charming moments as well, such as when he compliments wife Jeanne Crain on her earrings). Russ Tamblyn has a lively dancing sequence where he struts his stuff on shovels, and the finale--while probably not realistic--is certainly a crowd-pleaser. *** from ****
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