Gordon Kay (6 September 1916 - 8 March 2005) was an American film producer who specialised in Westerns, working mostly at Republic Studios where he produced 26

Allan "Rocky" Lane Allan "Rocky" Lane (born Harry Leonard Albershardt; September 22, 1909 – October 27, 1973) was an American studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows ...

westerns beginning in 1947 and

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. He made a number of movies with

Audie Murphy Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...

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Carson City Raiders ''Carson City Raiders'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Frank Reicher, Beverly Jons, Harold Landon and Steve Darrell. Plot One of the Allan "Rocky" l ...

'' (1948) *''

Code of the Silver Sage ''Code of the Silver Sage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and starring Allan Lane. Plot Cast *Allan Lane as Lieutenant Rocky Lane *Eddy Waller as Nugget Clark *Roy Barcroft as Hulon Champion *Kay Christopher as ...

'' (1950) *''

Gunmen of Abilene ''Gunmen of Abilene'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Donna Hamilton, Peter Brocco and Selmer Jackson. The film was released a ...

'' (1950) *''

Salt Lake Raiders ''Salt Lake Raiders'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and starring Allan Lane. Plot Ghost-town crooks make a lawman ( Allan "Rocky" Lane), a falsely accused escaped convict (Myron Healey), and an old coot (Eddy Wal ...

'' (1950) *'' Hell Bent for Leather'' (1960) *''

Seven Ways from Sundown ''Seven Ways from Sundown'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy and Barry Sullivan. It is based on the novel of the same name by Clair Huffaker, who also wrote the script. Young cast member Teddy Ro ...

'' (1960) *''

Posse from Hell ''Posse from Hell'' is a 1961 American Western film directed by Herbert Coleman and starring Audie Murphy and John Saxon. Plot In 1880 four escapees from death row, Crip, Leo, Chunk, and Hash ride into the town of Paradise and enter the Rosebu ...

'' (1961) *''

Six Black Horses ''Six Black Horses'' is a 1962 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea and Joan O'Brien. Plot Ben Lane (Audie Murphy) is breaking a horse in the desert that he believes to be stray. He is caught by ...

'' (1962) *''

Showdown A showdown is a duel. The term may also refer to: Places * Showdown Ski Area, in Montana, United States Books * ''Showdown'' (Amado novel), a 1984 novel by Jorge Amado * ''Showdown'' (Dekker novel), a 2006 novel by Ted Dekker * ''Showdown'' (F ...

'' (1963) *''

Bullet for a Badman ''Bullet for a Badman'' is a 1964 American Western (genre), Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Audie Murphy and Darren McGavin. The film is based on the 1958 novel ''Renegade Posse'', the working title of the film by Marvin ...

'' (1964) *'' Gunpoint'' (1966)

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