''Gun Street'' is a 1961 American
Western
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film directed by
Edward L. Cahn
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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
...
and starring
James Brown
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,
Jean Willes
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Early years
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and
John Clarke.
''Gun Street''
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Plot
Gary Wells (Warren Kemmerling), a violent criminal sentenced to the death penalty, escapes from prison and vows revenge against those he blames for his capture. Local sheriff Chuck Morton (James Brown
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) is tasked with warning Wells' likely victims. At the top of Morton's list are Wells' ex-wife, Janice (Peggy Stewart) ; her new husband, Dr. Dean Knudtson ( John Pickard) ; and Jeff Baxley (Herb Armstrong), whose testimony in court helped convict Wells.
Cast
*James Brown as Sheriff Chuck Morton
* Jean Willes
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Early years
Willes was born Jean Donahue In Los Angeles. She spent pa ...
as Joan Brady
* John Clarke as Deputy Sheriff Sam Freed
* John Pickard as Dr. Knudson
* Med Flory
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Early years
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as Willie Driscoll
* Peggy Stewart as Mrs. Knudson
* Sandra Stone as Pat Wells
* Warren J. Kemmerling as Gary Wells (as Warren Kemmerling)
* Nesdon Booth
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as Mayor Phillips
* Herb Armstrong as Jeff Baxley
* Renny McEvoy as Operator
See also
* List of American films of 1961
References
External links
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1961 films
1960s English-language films
American black-and-white films
1961 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
Films produced by Edward Small
Films scored by Richard LaSalle
United Artists films
1960s American films
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