Showdown at Abilene (1956)
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- Approved
- 1h 20min
- Western
- Oct 1956 (USA)
- Movie
After the Civil War, Confederate Jim Trask returns to his native Abilene to find his sweetheart engaged to his old friend Dave Mosely who's leading the cattlemen in a feud against the farmers.
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| Jock Mahoney | ... |
Jim Trask
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| Martha Hyer | ... |
Peggy Bigelow
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| Lyle Bettger | ... |
Dave Mosely
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| David Janssen | ... |
Verne Ward
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| Grant Williams | ... |
Chip Tomlin
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| Ted de Corsia | ... |
Dan Claudius
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| Harry Harvey | ... |
Ross Bigelow
(as Harry Harvey Sr.)
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Dayton Lummis | ... |
Jack Bedford
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| Richard H. Cutting | ... |
Nelson
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| Robert Anderson | ... |
Sprague
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| John Maxwell | ... |
Frank Scovie
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| Lane Bradford | ... |
Loop
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| Eric Alden | ... |
Cattleman (uncredited)
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Jean Andren | ... |
Wife (uncredited)
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Frank Chase | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Billy Dix | ... |
Rock Thrower (uncredited)
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| Harold Goodwin | ... |
Cattleman (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Roughneck (uncredited)
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| Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Chuck Hayward | ... |
Roughneck (uncredited)
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| Anthony Jochim | ... |
Frobisher (uncredited)
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| Paul Kruger | ... |
Townsman at Window (uncredited)
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| Kenneth MacDonald | ... |
Jay Ingles (uncredited)
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| Monte Montague | ... |
Will Moore (uncredited)
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| Pauline Moore | ... |
Wife (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Townsman at Window (uncredited)
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Cynthia Patrick | ... |
Chip's Wife (uncredited)
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Alex Sharp | ... |
Roughneck (uncredited)
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| Tom Steele | ... |
Roughneck (uncredited)
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| Jack Tornek | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Rusty Wescoatt | ... |
Roughneck (uncredited)
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| Bud Wolfe | ... |
Roughneck (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles F. Haas | ... | (as Charles Haas) |
Written by
| Berne Giler | ... | (screenplay) |
| Clarence Upson Young | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Howard Christie | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Irving Glassberg | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Ray Snyder | ||
Editorial Department
| William Fritzsche | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| Alexander Golitzen | ||
| Richard H. Riedel | ||
Set Decoration by
| Russell A. Gausman | ... | (set decorations) |
| Ruby R. Levitt | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
| Rosemary Odell | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
| Joan St. Oegger | ... | hair stylist |
| Bud Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Phil Bowles | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Eddie Case | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Glenn E. Anderson | ... | sound |
| Leslie I. Carey | ... | sound |
| Dan Carlin Sr. | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| David Janssen | ... | looping (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Alex Sharp | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Joseph Gershenson | ... | music supervisor |
| Henry Mancini | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Hans J. Salter | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Frank Skinner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Herman Stein | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Universal International Pictures (UI) (presents)
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal International)
- Empire Universal Films (1956) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1956) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1956) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1956) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- J.Arthur Rank-Film (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1957) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Koch Media (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2023) (Australia) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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| Taglines | THE BLAZING STORY OF THE GREAT ABILENE RANGE WAR! (original print ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In a 2007 interview, director Charles F. Haas talked about helping Jock Mahoney, the star of this film, not be upstaged by a young David Janssen, whose gifts he recognized. "In a picture at Universal [this one], I had David Janssen. I had him with [Jock Mahoney], who . . . was basically a stuntman. Stunts were easy for him, but as an actor he lacked a certain energy. So I couldn't afford to have David Janssen as his assistant, but he was under contract at Universal, and I had to [use] him. So I had him leaning against a door in every scene. He never understood why. The reason was, if I hadn't had him leaning against a door in every scene that he was in, he would've outdone [Mahoney], who was the star." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remade as Gunfight in Abilene (1967). See more » |
| Quotes |
Verne Ward:
You know the trouble with this business is it makes a man old before his time. You know I never did hear of a sheriff living to be a ripe old age, did you? Jim Trask: Sure. Ed Murdock. They didn't shoot him until he was 38. Verne Ward: Probably lied about his age. See more » |