Wanted: Dead or Alive

"Twin-gun Marshal drills home justice! to the whole brutal bunch!"

1951 0h 58m EN

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MASTERPIECE

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6.8

IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★6.8IMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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Taggart and his men are breaking wanted outlaws out of jail and then killing them for the reward money. Marshal's Whip, Jim, and Texas have a plan to trap the gang. Whip poses as a wanted outlaw while Jim joins Taggart's gang and helps break him out. But there is trouble when gang member Mike, wanting a bigger cut, double-crosses everyone.

“Twin-gun Marshal drills home justice! to the whole brutal bunch!”

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Cast

Whip Wilson
Marshal Whip Wilson - Posing as Alan Mason
Fuzzy Knight
Texas - U. S. Marshal
Jim Bannon
U. S. Marshal Jim Bannon
Christine McIntyre
'Spangles' Calhoun
Leonard Penn
Sid Taggart - Gang Leader
Lane Bradford
'Utah' Grant - Henchman
Zon Murray
Mike - Henchman
Marshall Reed
Sheriff Jeff

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thomas Carr
Writers: Clint Johnston
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Whip Wilson and Fuzzy Knight and Jim Bannon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Twin-gun Marshal drills home justice! to the whole brutal bunch!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0162760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thomas Carr directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
275 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Whip Wilson and Fuzzy Knight and Jim Bannon carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Twin-gun Marshal drills home justice! to the whole brutal bunch!".
6IMDB entry: tt0162760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.