Five Guns to Tombstone

1960 film by Edward L. Cahn

  • December 28, 1960 (1960-12-28) (Los Angeles)
  • January 8, 1961 (1961-01-08) (United States)
Running time
71 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Five Guns to Tombstone is a 1960 American Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring James Brown, John Wilder, Walter Coy, Robert Karnes and Della Sharman.[1]

Plot

Young outlaw Billy Wade, determined to reform, is roped into a robbery by rich businessman George Landon then framed for it. Landon springs Billy's brother Matt from prison, on the condition he get Billy to go along with the theft. During a struggle for a gun Matt is accidentally killed, and his teenaged son Ted and others mistakenly believe Billy killed him in cold blood. Billy pretends to help bandit Ike Garvey but ultimately assists in his capture, earning Ted's forgiveness.

Cast

  • James Brown as Billy Wade
  • John Wilder as Ted Wade
  • Walter Coy as Ike Garvey
  • Robert Karnes as Matt Wade
  • Della Sharman as Arlene
  • Gregg Palmer as Mel Dixon
  • Willis Bouchey as George Landon
  • Joe Haworth as Hoke
  • Quentin Sondergaard as Hank
  • Boyd "Red" Morgan as Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
  • Jon Locke as Rusty Kolloway
  • John Eldredge as Endicott

Production

The film's plotline and lines duplicate those of an earlier Edward Small production, Gun Belt (1953).[2]

References

  1. ^ Five Guns to Tombstone at TCMDB
  2. ^ "Five Guns to Tombstone (1960) - IMDb". IMDb.

External links

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