The Intruders (1970)

The James and Younger outlaw gangs ride into town, and it is up to the local marshal, who has lost both his nerve and his gun skills, to stop them.

Director:

William A. Graham (as William Graham)

Writers:

William Douglas Lansford (story) (as William Lansford), Dean Riesner (teleplay)

Stars:

Don Murray, Anne Francis, Edmond O'Brien

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Don Murray	...	Sam Garrison
Anne Francis	...	Leora Garrison
Edmond O'Brien	...	Col. William Bodeen
John Saxon	...	Billy Pye
Gene Evans	...	Cole Younger
Edward Andrews	...	Elton Dykstra
Shelly Novack	...	Theron Pardo
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Whit Dykstra (as Dean Stanton)
Stuart Margolin	...	Jesse James
Zalman King	...	Bob Younger
Phillip Alford	...	Harold Gilman
Harrison Ford	...	Carl
John Hoyt	...	Appleton
Marlene Tracy	...	Kate Guerrera
Ken Swofford	...	Pomerantz

Storyline

The James and Younger outlaw gangs ride into town, and it is up to the local marshal, who has lost both his nerve and his gun skills, to stop them.

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Death Dance at Madelia

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 1967 but not broadcast until 1970.

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Goofs

After Sam Garrison (Don Murray) has been knocked to the floor of the general store, then splashed with mud and rendered filthy, he appears in a clean outfit and completely clean face.

User Reviews

A Great Western!!!!

I got this 1970 TV movie on VHS and was so surprised how good it was. The story was great and the acting is at the top. Don Murray plays the marshal of a town called Medalia, who has lost his nerve and his gun skills. When the Jesse James and Cole Younger gangs cut a murderous swath through the land, the citizens brace themselves for an outlaw invasion! It has a great cast including John Saxon, Anne Francis, Harry Dean Stanton, Gene Evans, and Stuart Margolin. In the cast is a very young Harrison Ford who played the part of Carl, the leader of the citizens committee who stops all the strangers that come into the town of Medalia! Harrison was meant to have a very big part as one of the citizens of Medalia, but during a fight scene, he fell on a gun and cut his teeth and was unable to be in the rest of the movie, so he ended up with only one scene. But all in all, this was a very entertaining western for a 1970 made-for-TV movie that should be on DVD or VHS!