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The Badge of Marshal Brennan

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
169
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The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957)
RomanceWestern

A pseudo-marshal, a local doctor and the town sheriff must join forces to battle a greedy cattle-baron whose herd, locally sold, is contaminated with a contagious disease.A pseudo-marshal, a local doctor and the town sheriff must join forces to battle a greedy cattle-baron whose herd, locally sold, is contaminated with a contagious disease.A pseudo-marshal, a local doctor and the town sheriff must join forces to battle a greedy cattle-baron whose herd, locally sold, is contaminated with a contagious disease.

  • Director
    • Albert C. Gannaway
  • Writer
    • Tom Hubbard
  • Stars
    • Jim Davis
    • Arleen Whelan
    • Carl Smith
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    169
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Albert C. Gannaway
    • Writer
      • Tom Hubbard
    • Stars
      • Jim Davis
      • Arleen Whelan
      • Carl Smith
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Louis Jean Heydt in The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957)
    Lee Van Cleef and Louis Jean Heydt in The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957)
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    Jim Davis
    Jim Davis
    • 'Brennan'
    Arleen Whelan
    Arleen Whelan
    • Murdock
    Carl Smith
    Carl Smith
    • Sheriff Carl Smith
    Harry Lauter
    Harry Lauter
    • Doc Hale
    Marty Robbins
    Marty Robbins
    • Felipe
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Marshal Matt Brennan
    • (as Doug Fowley)
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Shad Donaphin
    Louis Jean Heydt
    Louis Jean Heydt
    • Col. Donaphin
    Lawrence Dobkin
    Lawrence Dobkin
    • Chicamon
    Eddie Crandall
    • Pepe Joe
    Darryl Guy
    • George
    Rick Vallin
    • Deputy Jody
    • (as Ric Vallon)
    Edward Colmans
    Edward Colmans
    • Governor Ainley
    • (as Edward Colemans)
    Bill Coontz
    Bill Coontz
    • Cowhand
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Whitey Hughes
    Whitey Hughes
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Albert C. Gannaway
    • Writer
      • Tom Hubbard
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Edited to 29 minutes and retitled "Story of a Star" to serve as the pilot for a proposed (but unsold) Western anthology television series.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the picture, as the good guys make their way back in to town following the clash with the Doniphan's, they're shown heading to Murdock's café, standing alone almost at the edge of the river. However all throughout the picture, Murdock's was right in the middle of town.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Sheriff leading posse: Let him go. Even with a price on his head, he isn't worth chasing into Apache land.

    • Soundtracks
      Man on the Run
      Written by Ramey Idriss, Hal Levy and Albert C. Gannaway

      Performed by Carl Smith and Ramey Idriss

    User reviews12

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    Featured review
    2/10
    Surprisingly disappointing
    I noticed this movie tonight when I had trouble sleeping, listed on "Movieplex"for 2:15 a.m.. The cable guide gave it 2 stars (out of four possible), so I gave it a shot.

    I just could not believe how horrible the dialogue, score, and much of the acting was. Jim Davis and Lee Van Cleef (both very young in this) are, quite naturally, solid in their performances. The rest, however, are questionable at best in their abilities.

    Also, the "Indian" is just comes off as he is.....a white guy with heavy make-up playing an Indian. And the "hispanic", "Fillipe", comes off as a white guy trying to play a hispanic with a labored accent that comes and goes.

    The music behind the film was usually inappropriate to the scene (dramatic scenes should have dramatic music) and should not be as overbearing as this score is.

    All of these factors make the entire film rather comic, instead of dramatic. And as most people know, there's nothing better sometimes than sitting up at 3 a.m. laughing at a hacked-up, third-rate movie that tries to be serious.

    I gave this pictures 2 stars because I thought the story was promising and could've really been something. Unfortunately, they never really flesh out the plot and there's no real depth behind the characters. For whatever reason, they seem to rush into the action without letting the story build into it.
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    • SCBRoslyn
    • Aug 31, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Story of a Star
    • Filming locations
      • Cascade Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Albert C. Gannaway Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1
      • 1.37 : 1

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