Buckskin
Cast & Crew
Michael Moore
Barry Sullivan
Joan Caulfield
Wendell Corey
Lon Chaney Jr.
John Russell
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1881 Rep Marlowe, a ruthless land baron, has bought up most of the area surrounding the small town of Gloryhole, Montana, and is driving out the homesteaders by building a dam to cut off their water supply. Opposing him is Montana territorial marshal Chaddock, a widowed former army scout with a 10-year-old halfbreed son. By promising to open the dam, Chaddock manages to persuade some of the settlers, particularly the Cody family, to postpone their move to Oregon. Chaddock also wins the support of one-time schoolteacher Nora Johnson, who has become an embittered saloon woman after being assaulted by a group of miners. Although Chaddock blows up the dam, young Jimmy Cody is killed, and Chaddock is bitten by a rattlesnake. While he is recuperating at the Cody ranch, Marlowe and his henchman Patch, who had served with Chaddock in the army before being dishonorably discharged, make plans to force the settlers out of town by shooting Chaddock. But, when Chaddock returns to town to face Marlowe and his men, some of the townspeople support him. In the final gun battle, Marlowe and Patch are killed, and although Chaddock is wounded, peace is restored to the valley.
Director
Michael Moore
Cast
Barry Sullivan
Joan Caulfield
Wendell Corey
Lon Chaney Jr.
John Russell
Barbara Hale
Barton Maclane
Bill Williams
Richard Arlen
Leo Gordon
Gerald Michenaud
George Chandler
Aki Aleong
Michael Larrain
Craig Littler
James X. Mitchell
Emile Meyer
Robert Riordan
Leroy Johnson
Manuela Thiess
Crew
Maryce Bates
John Carter
Michael Fisher
Jimmie Haskell
Louis Haszillo
W. Wallace Kelley
Joseph Kenny
A. C. Lyles
Jerry Miggins
Jesse Munden
Al Roelofs
Howard Roessel
Ruth Stella
Jack Wheeler
John Wilkinson
Bill Wood
Film Details
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Trivia
Notes
The working title of this film is The Frontiersman.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring May 1968
Released in United States on Video February 24, 1993
Released in United States Spring May 1968
Released in United States on Video February 24, 1993
