''Deadwood '76'' is a 1965 American Techniscope Western film directed by James Landis and starring

Arch Hall Jr. Arch Hall Jr. (born December 2, 1943) is an American former actor. Early career Born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, Van Nuys, California, Hall began his career as a teen actor and musician, appearing in a number of early 1960s films ...

and Jack Lester.

Plot

A drifter, Billy May (Arch Hall Jr.) arrives in

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. A child misidentifies him as Billy the Kid and the town turns against him. He becomes a fugitive chased by Wild Bill Hickok. He runs into his long lost father who was a Civil War Veteran for the Confederacy. His father has made friends with a tribe of Indians and admires the leadership of the elders in the tribe. He plans on joining forces and tries to get Billy to join but Billy is not interested. He is interested in finding gold and living in peace however that is not what is in store for poor Billy.

Cast

as Billy May * Jack Lester as Tennessee Thompson * La Donna Cottier as Little Bird *

Arch Hall Sr. Archibald Williams Hall (December 21, 1908 – April 28, 1978), known as Arch, was an American actor and filmmaker, best known for making a series of B-movies in the early 1960s starring his son, Arch Hall Jr. Hall used various names througho ...

as Boone May (as William Watters) *

Liz Renay Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins (April 14, 1926 – January 22, 2007), known professionally as Liz Renay, was an American author and actress who appeared in John Waters' film ''Desperate Living'' (1977). Early life She was born Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins o ...

as Poker Kate (as Melissa Morgan) *

Robert Dix Robert Warren Brimmer (May 8, 1935 – August 6, 2018), known professionally as Robert Dix, was an American film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1954 and 1974. Biographic data Dix was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor R ...

as Wild Bill Hickok * Richard Cowl as Preacher Smith (as Richard S. Cowl) * Jonny Bryant as Hubert Steadman * David Reed as Fancy Poggin * Gordon Schwenk as Spotted Snake * Ray Zachary as Spec Greer * Barbara Moore as Montana * Hal Bizzy as Curt Aiken *

Read Morgan Read Lawrence Morgan (January 30, 1931 – April 20, 2022) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Sergeant Hapgood Tasker in the American western television series ''The Deputy''. Life and career Morg ...

as Ben Hayes (as Reed Morgan) * Rex Marlow as Sam Bass * Joan Howard as Mrs. Steadman *

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as Hawk Russell (as John Cardos) * Ray Vegas as Indian * Jack Little as Bear Creek * Bobby Means as Doctor * Willard W. Willingham as Deputy Harding (as William Willingham)

Soundtrack

Deadwood Music by

Harper MacKay Harper MacKay (October 13, 1921 — June 2, 1995) was an American pianist, music director, and composer and arranger of music for television and film. He was the longtime music director of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera and was also the music di ...

Lyrics by Arch Hall Sr. Sung by Rex Holman https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059093/soundtrack

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* * 1965 films 1960s English-language films 1965 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films 1960s American films {{1960s-Western-film-stub

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