''I Killed Wild Bill Hickok'' is a 1956 American

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film directed by

Richard Talmadge Richard Talmadge (born Sylvester Alphonse Metz; 3 December 1892 – 25 January 1981) also known as Sylvester Metzetti, Ricardo Metzetti, or Sylvester Ricardo Metzetti, was a German-born actor, stuntman and film director. Early life Born in ...

. It is an entirely fictional account of

Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement ...

( Tom Brown) who is the villain of the film. The film was produced and written by

Johnny Carpenter Johnny Carpenter (Jasper Carpenter; June 25, 1914 – February 27, 2003) was an American film actor, screenwriter and producer. He was known mostly for his work in Westerns and for his association with filmmaker Ed Wood. He used the stage nam ...

who also stars and narrates under the name John Forbes.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78811/I-Killed-Wild-Bill-Hickok/notes.html The film is the second of two films produced by The Wheeler Company.

Plot

Cast

as 'Johnny Rebel' Savage *

Denver Pyle Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in se ...

as Jim Bailey *

Virginia Gibson Virginia Gibson (born Virginia Gorski; April 9, 1925 – April 25, 2013) was an American dancer, singer and actress of film, television and musical theatre. Early years Of Polish and Irish lineage, Gibson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jo ...

as Anne James * Tom Brown as Sheriff

Helen Westcott Helen Westcott (born Myrthas Helen Hickman, January 1, 1928 – March 17, 1998) was an American stage and screen actress and former child actress. She is best known for her work in ''The Gunfighter'' (1950). Early years Westcott was the daughte ...

as Bella Longtree * I. Stanford Jolley as Henry Longtree *Frank 'Red' Carpenter as Ring Pardo *Roy Canada as Nato, the Indian * Harvey B. Dunn as Dr. Reed *Lee Sheldon as Kate Savage *Phil Barton as Pancho, chief thug *

William Mims William Mims (January 15, 1927 – April 9, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films such as '' The Day Mars Invaded Earth'', ''The Ballad of Cable Hogue'', and ''Hot Rods to Hell''. He also appeared in classic television seri ...

as Dan Bevins, a rancher * R.J. Thomas as Tommy, the blacksmith *Bill Chaney as Tex, a cowpoke

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* * 1956 films 1956 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Cultural depictions of Wild Bill Hickok 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub