Death of a Gunfighter (1969)

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NR | 1 hr 40 mins | Western, Adaptation | Released: 6/1/1969

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Synopsis:

Even though Marshal Frank Patch has kept the peace in Cottonwood Springs for over twenty years, he is now the laughing stock of the town liberals who want some new blood in the Marshall's Office. When Patch shoots the drunken Luke Mills in self-defense they get the excuse they had been waiting for. The local newspaper editor, Andrew Oxley, then demands his resignation but Patch refuses to quit and then disgraces Oxley so badly in front of his son Will that Oxley kills himself. Blaming Patch for his father's death, Will wants nothing more than to see Patch dead. Then against he advice of his friends, Patch refuses to quit and decides to marry Claire, the owner of the local saloon and whore house. But when Will shows up at the wedding uninvited with his pistols loaded and reeking of liquor, a showdown is inevitable.

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Theatrical Release
6/1/1969

Studio	Credit
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
Alan Smithee	Director
Alan Smithee	Director
Cast	Credit
Richard Widmark	Marshal Frank Patch
Lena Horne	Claire Quintana
Carroll O'Connor	Lester Locke
David Opatoshu	Edward Rosenbloom
Kent Smith	Andrew Oxley
Jacqueline Scott	Laurie Mills
Morgan Woodward	Ivan Stanek
Larry Gates	Mayor Chester Sayre
Dub Taylor	Doc Adams
John Saxon	Lou Trinidad
Darleen Carr	Hilda Jorgenson
Michael McGreevey	Dan Joslin
Royal Dano	Arch Brandt
James Lydon	Luke Mills
Kathleen Freeman	Mary Elizabeth
Harry Carey Jr	Reverend Rork
Amy Thompson	Angela
Mercer Harris	Will Oxley
James O'Hara	Father Sweeney
Walter Sande	Paul Hammond
Victor French	Phil Miller
Robert Sorrells	Chris Hogg
Charles Kuenstle	Roy Brandt
Sara Taft	Mexican Woman
Production Credits	Credit
Richard E Lyons	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
James Calvelli	Screenplay
Lewis B Patten	Source Material (from novel)
Art Department	Credit
Alexander Golitzen	Art Director - art direction
Sandy Grace	Set Decorator
Howard E Johnson	Art Director - art direction
John McCathy	Set Decorator
Film Camera	Credit
Andrew Jackson	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Oliver Nelson	Song
Oliver Nelson	Music
Carol Hall	Song
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Helen Colvig	Costume Designer - costume design

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