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Showdown at Abilene (1956)

The blazing story of the great Abilene range war!

Genre : Western

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Charles F. Haas
Writer : Berne Giler

Synopsis

Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him.

Actors

Jock Mahoney
Jock Mahoney
Jim Trask
Martha Hyer
Martha Hyer
Peggy Bigelow
Lyle Bettger
Lyle Bettger
Dave Mosely
David Janssen
David Janssen
Verne Ward
Grant Williams
Grant Williams
Chip Tomlin
Ted de Corsia
Ted de Corsia
Dan Claudius
Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey
Ross Bigelow (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
Dayton Lummis
Dayton Lummis
Jack Bedford
Richard H. Cutting
Richard H. Cutting
Nelson
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson
Sprague (as Robert G. Anderson)
John Maxwell
John Maxwell
Frank Scovie
Lane Bradford
Lane Bradford
Loop

Crews

Charles F. Haas
Charles F. Haas
Director
Irving Glassberg
Irving Glassberg
Director of Photography
Berne Giler
Berne Giler
Screenplay
Clarence Upson Young
Clarence Upson Young
Story
William Fritzsche
William Fritzsche
Other
Alexander Golitzen
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Richard H. Riedel
Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Ruby R. Levitt
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Leslie I. Carey
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Glenn E. Anderson
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound
Ray Snyder
Ray Snyder
Editor
Rosemary Odell
Rosemary Odell
Costume Design
Joan St. Oegger
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Phil Bowles
Phil Bowles
Assistant Director
Howard Christie
Howard Christie
Producer
Joseph Gershenson
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor

Posters and backgrounds

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