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''Return of the Gunfighter'' is a 1967 American Western television film directed by James Neilson and starring Robert Taylor,
Chad Everett Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series. He played Dr. Joe Gannon in the television drama '' Medical Center'', wh ...
and
Ana Martín Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano (born 14 May 1945), known professionally as Ana Martín, is a Mexican actress and model. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won the Miss Mexico title in 1963, which ...
. Though intended for theatrical release, it was instead shown on television. Old Tucson and Sabino canyon are areas in the film.


Plot

In 1878, an old gunslinger Ben Wyatt ( Robert Taylor) is released from prison after five years. He meets Lee Sutton (
Chad Everett Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series. He played Dr. Joe Gannon in the television drama '' Medical Center'', wh ...
), who is on the run for killing a man in a gunfight. Wyatt finds that his close friends the Domingos have been killed. He takes Sutton, who is weak from being wounded in the gunfight, to find Anisa Domingo ( Ana Martin), the daughter of Wyatt's slain friends. Wyatt agrees to let Anisa help him find her parents’ killers. The three ride toward
Lordsburg Lordsburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, New Mexico, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. Hidalgo County includes the southern "bootheel" of New Mexico, along the Arizona border. The population was 2,797 at the 2010 Uni ...
. Sutton leaves them to go to his family's ranch. He and Anisa say goodbye but hope to see each other again. With Anisa's help, Wyatt finds the men responsible and they are Sutton's brothers. Wyatt kills one in a street gunfight in self-defense. Lee finds that his older brother, Clay (
Lyle Bettger Lyle Stathem Bettger (February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was an American character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant ...
), killed Anisa's parents. Lee leaves the ranch for Lordsburg to free Wyatt, who is in jail for the gunfight. Together, they defeat Clay and his thugs to save Anisa from being killed as the only witness to Clay's murders.


Cast

* Robert Taylor as Ben Wyatt *
Chad Everett Raymon Lee Cramton (June 11, 1937 – July 24, 2012), known professionally as Chad Everett, was an American actor who appeared in more than 40 films and television series. He played Dr. Joe Gannon in the television drama '' Medical Center'', wh ...
as Lee Sutton *
Ana Martín Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano (born 14 May 1945), known professionally as Ana Martín, is a Mexican actress and model. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won the Miss Mexico title in 1963, which ...
as Anisa * Mort Mills as Will Parker *
Lyle Bettger Lyle Stathem Bettger (February 13, 1915 – September 24, 2003) was an American character actor who had roles in Hollywood films and television from the 1950s onward, often portraying villains. One such role was the wrathfully jealous elephant ...
as Clay Sutton * John Davis Chandler as Sundance *
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as Frank Boone * Barry Atwater as Lomax * John Crawford as Butch Cassidy * Willis Bouchey as Judge Ellis *
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as Luis Domingo (as Rodolfo Hoyos) * Boyd 'Red' Morgan as Wid Boone * Henry Wills as Sam Boone * Robert Shelton as Cowboy *
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as Dance Hall Girl *
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as Dance Hall Girl


See also

*
List of American films of 1967 This is a list of American films released in 1967. '' In the Heat of the Night'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. A-D E-H I-P R-Z Documentaries Other See also * 1967 in the United States External links 1967 filmsat the In ...


References

''The Films of Robert Taylor'', by Lawrence J. Quirk


External links

* * * 1967 television films American television films American Western (genre) films Western (genre) television films 1967 Western (genre) films 1960s English-language films Films scored by Hans J. Salter Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1960s American films {{US-tv-film-stub