Yuma (1971)

A tough marshal is sent to clean up a lawless western town.

Director:

Ted Post

Writer:

Charles A. Wallace (as Charles Wallace)

Stars:

Clint Walker, Barry Sullivan, Kathryn Hays

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clint Walker	...	Marshal Dave Harmon
Barry Sullivan	...	Nels Decker
Kathryn Hays	...	Julie Williams
Edgar Buchanan	...	Mules McNeil
Morgan Woodward	...	Arch King
Peter Mark Richman	...	Maj. Lucas
John Kerr	...	Capt. White
Bing Russell	...	Rol King (as Neil Russell)
Bruce Glover	...	Sam King
Robert Phillips	...	Sanders
Miguel Alejandro	...	Andres
Rudy Diaz	...	Caballo
Bill McLean	...	Storekeeper
Napoleon Whiting	...	Orderly

Storyline

Dave Harmon is a United States Marshall, who has been sent by the governor to the territory of Yuma. It seems that the law is not welcomed there; every marshall that's been sent has been chased out. But Harmon is a different story, upon arriving, he encounters two drunks and asks them to come with him to cool off, one of them pulls a gun on him and shoots, Harmon with no other choice shoots him. He is told that the man he killed is the brother of Arch King, a powerful man, who adheres to only one law, his. Later that evening someone breaks into the jail and lets the other man out and shoots him with Harmon's gun. It seems that the other man is also King's brother. Most people think that Harmon shot him but a Mexican boy whom Harmon allowed to sleep on the floor of the jail said that it was two men and that one of them's a soldier. Harmon is then visited by King and is told that unless he can prove that he was not the one who killed his brother, King will be back and will deal with him...

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Plot Keywords:

unsold tv series pilot | yuma arizona | arizona territory | reservation | yuman indian | 

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Taglines:

A U.S. Marshal's life is threatened when he tries to clean up a lawless town ...

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Yuma - laglös stad

Filming Locations:

Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Circle Films, Aaron Spelling Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Glen Glenn Sound) Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the marshal orders the two brothers to drop their gunbelts in the saloon, Rol unbuckles and drops his, but his brother Sam doesn't and the marshal shoots and kills Sam. As the marshal is walking Rol to the jail, his gun belt is clearly visible, but when he gets in the office he is not wearing it.

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Connections

Featured in Western Outlaws: 50 Movie MegaPack (2016)

User Reviews

Above average Western TV movie series pilot.

This was an obvious series pilot TV movie that wasn't picked up, most likely due to the fact that there were already Western series on TV and this one did not stand out as particularly unique in comparison. Plus TV westerns were on the way down, being replaced by cops and robbers action series, and such. As a TV movie, this is slightly above average than most, and entirely enjoyable and fairly fast-paced, especially if you like Clint Walker. The other actors are more than adequate for their parts, nothing awe-inspiring, and that's how it's supposed to be in these projects. Nobody shows up the lead. There is little on screen violence, as should be expected for a TV movie from 1971, and the "Indians" are once again pretty stereotypical, and reduced to welfare status as they wait for their dole of cattle from the Army. This part was probably pretty true. One thing that's nice is to see Edgar Buchanan as a weasel get taken down, like I wished he had been on the series Petticoat Junction, where he also played a weasel.