Showdown at Boot Hill

"A weapon in his hand made him Big....Powerful !"

1958 1h 11m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 15

Western

Synopsis

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Bounty hunter Luke Welsh arrives looking for a wanted man. When that man draws on him he has to kill him. To collect his reward he needs a statement identifying him. But the man was well liked in town and no one will sign such a statement. When he outdraws another man who thought he was faster, some townsmen decide he should be killed and they organize a mob to go after him.

“A weapon in his hand made him Big....Powerful !”

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Cast

Charles Bronson
Luke Welsh
John Carradine
Doc Weber
Carole Mathews
Jill Crane
Robert Hutton
Sloane
Fintan Meyler
Sally Crane
Thomas Browne Henry
Con Maynor
Paul Maxey
Judge Wallen
George Douglas
Charles Maynor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gene Fowler Jr.
Writers: Louis Vittes
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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68 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gene Fowler Jr., shot by John M. Nickolaus Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank Sullivan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Charles Bronson and John Carradine and Carole Mathews carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A weapon in his hand made him Big....Powerful !".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0052194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Gene Fowler Jr. directs. John M. Nickolaus Jr. behind the camera. Frank Sullivan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gene Fowler Jr., shot by John M. Nickolaus Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Frank Sullivan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Charles Bronson and John Carradine and Carole Mathews carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A weapon in his hand made him Big....Powerful !".
8IMDB entry: tt0052194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.