Five Guns to Tombstone
{{Short description|1960 film by Edward L. Cahn}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Five Guns to Tombstone
| image =
| caption =
| director = Edward L. Cahn
| producer = Robert E. Kent
| screenplay = Richard Schayer
Jack De Witt
| story = Arthur E. Orloff
(as Arthur Orloff)
| starring = James Brown
John Wilder
Walter Coy
Robert Karnes
Della Sharman
| music = Paul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
| cinematography = Maury Gertsman
| editing = Bernard Small
| studio = Zenith Pictures
Robert E. Kent Productions
| distributor = United Artists
| released = {{film date|1960|12|28|Los Angeles|1961|01|08|United States}}
| runtime = 71 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Five Guns to Tombstone is a 1960 American Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring James Brown, John Wilder, Walter Coy, Robert Karnes and Della Sharman.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17115/five-guns-to-tombstone Five Guns to Tombstone] at TCMDB
Plot
Young outlaw Billy Wade, determined to reform, is roped into a robbery by rich businessman George Landon then framed for it. Landon springs Billy's brother Matt from prison, on the condition he get Billy to go along with the theft. During a struggle for a gun Matt is accidentally killed, and his teenaged son Ted and others mistakenly believe Billy killed him in cold blood. Billy pretends to help bandit Ike Garvey but ultimately assists in his capture, earning Ted's forgiveness.
Cast
- James Brown as Billy Wade
- John Wilder as Ted Wade
- Walter Coy as Ike Garvey
- Robert Karnes as Matt Wade
- Della Sharman as Arlene
- Gregg Palmer as Mel Dixon
- Willis Bouchey as George Landon
- Joe Haworth as Hoke
- Quentin Sondergaard as Hank
- Boyd "Red" Morgan as Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
- Jon Locke as Rusty Kolloway
- John Eldredge as Endicott
Production
The film's plotline and lines duplicate those of an earlier Edward Small production, Gun Belt (1953).{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0054878/|title = Five Guns to Tombstone (1960) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0054878}}
{{Edward L. Cahn}}
{{Edward Small}}
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:1960 Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
Category:Films produced by Edward Small
Category:Films scored by Paul Sawtell
Category:Films scored by Bert Shefter
Category:Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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