''Gun Fight'' is a 1961 Western
''Gun Fight''
at TCMDB
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directed by Edward L. Cahn
Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963) was an American film director.
Early life and education
Cahn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He went to work at Universal Pictures in 1917 while still a student at UCLA.
Career
...
for Robert E. Kent
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Career
Kent began as a rapid screenwriter for Sam Katzman at Columbia. For seven years he worked as a ...
's Zenith Productions that was released through United Artists
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. The film features location shots from the Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is an American national park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately , the park includes the major peaks of the Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Grand Teton Na ...
. Gun Fight is an almost identical remake of the 1956 film ''Gun Brothers'' starring Buster Crabbe and Neville Brand.
Plot
First Sergeant Wayne Santley has finished his final enlistment with the 7th Cavalry and is looking forward to going into business with his brother Brad in Wyoming who has told him he has a large ranch with 2,000 head of cattle. He discovers that his brother and his associates are in a much different kind of business that Wayne wants no part of.
Cast
*James Brown
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as Wayne Santley
*Joan Staley
Joan Staley (born Joan Lynette McConchie; May 20, 1940 – November 24, 2019) was an American actress and model.
Early life
Staley was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of James and Jean McConchie. Her father was a minister, a ...
as Nora Blaine
*Gregg Palmer
Palmer Edwin Lee (January 25, 1927 – October 31, 2015), known by his stage name Gregg Palmer, was an American film and television actor.
Born in San Francisco, California, Palmer served in the United States Army Air Corps as a cryptographer i ...
as Brad Santley
*Ron Soble Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...
as Pawnee
*Ken Mayer
Ken Mayer (June 25, 1918 – January 30, 1985) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Major Robbie Robertson in the 1950s television series, '' Space Patrol''.
Following service in the United States Army Air Corps' intelligen ...
as Joe Emery
*Walter Coy
Walter Darwin Coy (January 31, 1909 – December 11, 1974) was an American stage, radio, film, and, principally, television actor, arguably most well known as John Wayne's character's brother in ''The Searchers'' (1956).
Early years
Originally ...
as Sheriff
*James Parnell
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Persona ...
as Moose McLain
See also
* List of American films of 1961
References
External links
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1961 films
American black-and-white films
American Western (genre) films
1961 Western (genre) films
Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
United Artists films
Films produced by Edward Small
Films scored by Paul Sawtell
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer
Films set in Wyoming
Films shot in Wyoming
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