''Bullet for a Badman'' is a 1964 American Western film directed by

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and starring Audie Murphy and

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. The film is based on the 1958 novel ''Renegade Posse'', the

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of the film by

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. The film was shot between October and November 1963 in Zion National Park and

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in Utah.

Plot

Sam Ward and Logan Keliher were once brothers in arms in the Texas Rangers. When both left the force, Ward turned outlaw and is angry at Keliher for marrying his former wife and adopting his child whilst Ward was imprisoned for his crimes. Ward escapes from prison and forms a gang to rob a bank in Keliher's town with Ward planning to kill Keliher after the robbery. Keliher foils the robbery with Ward the only survivor of his gang. Ward escapes with the loot though he is wounded by Keliher. Keliher links up with a posse and uses his knowledge of Ward's ways to track him down. Once Ward is captured and the bank money recovered, several members of the posse debate whether they should kill Ward and his girlfriend Lottie and keep the bank money for themselves. Their plans are interrupted by an Apache war party.

Cast

* Audie Murphy as Logan Keliher *

as Sam Ward * Ruta Lee as Lottie *

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as Susan * Skip Homeier as Pink * George Tobias as Diggs *

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as Leach (as Alan Hale) * Berkeley Harris as Jeff * Edward Platt as Tucker * Kevin Tate as Sammy * Cece Whitney as Goldie * Mort Mills as Ira Snow * Ray Teal as the Sweeper * Bob Steele as the Sheriff (uncredited) *

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as the Saloon Girl (uncredited)

Production

Parts of the film were shot at the Virgin River in Zion National Park and Snow Canyon in Utah.

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* * * * * 1964 films 1964 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films based on American novels Universal Pictures films Audie Murphy Films shot in Utah Films scored by Frank Skinner Films based on Western (genre) novels 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-Western-film-stub

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