A gunfighter is hired to clean up a wild frontier town, but there are forces afoot who want to keep the town as wide-open as it is.A gunfighter is hired to clean up a wild frontier town, but there are forces afoot who want to keep the town as wide-open as it is.A gunfighter is hired to clean up a wild frontier town, but there are forces afoot who want to keep the town as wide-open as it is.
- Mayor Charlie Leach
- (as Lon Chaney)
- 'Tex'
- (as Donald Barry)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn a hotel lobby fight scene against Dana Andrews, DeForest Kelley was doubled by a very recognizable Michael Landon, making his sole stunt double appearance in a feature film.
- GoofsSusan Tavaner's (Terry Moore) hair was so modern, and the lipstick color definitely 1960s.
- Quotes
Tom Rosser: Howdy, M'am.
Mary Donley: Howdy. We have steak and beef stew, and steak and beef stew.
Tom Rosser: Which one do you recommend?
Mary Donley: Neither. The beef's tough. But it's all we've got. And I suggest black coffee; the milk's turning sour.
Tom Rosser: Well, at least you're honest. I'll leave it up to you.
Mary Donley: [calls to the kitchen] Beef stew!
But the honest folks in town aren't lined up neatly behind Maclane. Some of them want to form a vigilante group, and Maclane and Andrews know that's a cure that can be worse than the disease.
It's a fine and intelligently written script by Frank Gruber, with many moving parts. The story is that Gary Cooper owned it, but he died several years earlier, and A. C. Lyles produced this version as one of the "geezer westerns" he did for Paramount at the time, with a lot of old-line talent, including Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Arlen, and DeForest Kelly. Lesley Selander, no stranger to the B western, directs efficiently, but the good script and practiced performers come through.
- boblipton
- Sep 19, 2023
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Revolveri ne diskutuju
- Filming locations
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1