Cole Younger, Gunfighter

{{short description|1958 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Cole Younger, Gunfighter

| image = Cole Younger, Gunfighter poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = R. G. Springsteen

| producer = Ben Schwalb

| screenplay = Daniel Mainwaring

| based_on = {{based on|The Desperado
1950 novel|Clifton Adams}}

| starring = Frank Lovejoy
James Best
Abby Dalton
Jan Merlin
Douglas Spencer
Ainslie Pryor

| music = Marlin Skiles

| cinematography = Harry Neumann

| editing = William Austin

| color_process = Color by DeLuxe

| studio = Allied Artists Pictures

| distributor = Allied Artists Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1958|3|30}}

| runtime = 78 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Cole Younger, Gunfighter is a 1958 American CinemaScope Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Daniel Mainwaring. It is based on the 1950 novel The Desperado by Clifton Adams. The film stars Frank Lovejoy, James Best, Abby Dalton, Jan Merlin, Douglas Spencer and Ainslie Pryor. The film was released on March 30, 1958, by Allied Artists Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26813/cole-younger-gunfighter |title=Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2020-02-03}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cole-younger-gunfighter-v87564 |title=Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958) - R.G. Springsteen |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2020-02-03}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52502-COLE-YOUNGERGUNFIGHTER |title=Cole Younger, Gunfighter |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2020-02-03}}