Gunfight in Abilene (1967) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Fighting in the Civil War a man accidently kills his friend. Returning to Abilene after the war he finds his former sweetheart about to marry the brother of the man he killed. To pay his debt he not only refuses to win her back but takes the job of Sheriff, a job he doesn't want, when the brother asks him. Still haunted by the killing he refuses to carry a gun. But there is trouble between the ranchers and the farmers and when he finds the brother murdered he straps on a gun and heads after the killer.

Cast & Crew

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William Hale

Bobby Darin

Emily Banks

Leslie Nielsen

Donnelly Rhodes

Don Galloway

Film Details

Also Known As

Gunfight at Abilene

Genre

Adaptation

Western

Release Date

May 1967

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Universal Pictures

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the short story "Gun Shy" by Clarence Upson Young (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 26m

Sound

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Synopsis

During a Civil War battle, Confederate officer Cal Wayne mistakenly kills one of his own soldiers. When the war ends and Cal returns to his home in Abilene, he finds that the town is torn apart by the battle raging between cattlemen and farmers. Despite his reluctance to use a gun again, Cal resumes his old position as sheriff, thereby removing his double-dealing replacement, Joe Slade. To avoid further trouble, Cal decides to conceal the fact that the Confederate soldier he killed was the brother of the local cattle king, Grant Evers. Cal is also upset by the news that Amy Martin, his former fiancée who believed him to be dead, is engaged to marry Grant. The strife between the cattlemen and the farmers threatens to erupt into a range war when a young farmer, Cord Decker, is unjustly accused of cattle stealing and brutally flogged. Grant learns how his brother died and makes an attempt on Cal's life. Grant also gets into a row with Slade over the latter's refusal to leave town. The two men draw their pistols and Grant is killed. Now free of his fear of using a gun, Cal faces up to Slade and outdraws him. With peace restored, Cal resumes his courtship of Amy.

Director

William Hale

Cast

Bobby Darin

Emily Banks

Leslie Nielsen

Donnelly Rhodes

Don Galloway

Frank Mcgrath

Michael Sarrazin

Barbara Werle

Johnny Seven

William Phipps

William Mims

Robert Sorrells

Don Dubbins

James Mccallion

Bryan O'byrne

Crew

John Austin

John D. F. Black

Howard Christie

Cinefx

Helen Colvig

Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

William D. Decinces

Larry Germain

Joseph Gershenson

Music Supervisor

Maury Gertsman

Director of Photography

Berne Giler

William S. Gilmore Jr.

Unit Production Manager

Alexander Golitzen

Joseph Kenny

Assistant Director

John Mccarthy Jr.

Edward Muhl

In charge of prod

Gene Palmer

Shorty Rogers

Waldon O. Watson

Bud Westmore

Frank H. Wilkinson

Film Details

Also Known As

Gunfight at Abilene

Genre

Adaptation

Western

Release Date

May 1967

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Universal Pictures

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the short story "Gun Shy" by Clarence Upson Young (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 26m

Sound

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color

Color (Technicolor)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Also known as Gunfight at Abilene.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Spring May 1967

Scope

Released in United States Spring May 1967

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