''The Brass Legend'' is a 1956 American
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film directed by
Gerd Oswald
Gerd Oswald (June 9, 1919 – May 22, 1989) was a German director of American films and television.
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Born in Berlin, Oswald was the son of German film director Richard Oswald and actress Käthe Oswald. He worked as a child actor b ...
and written by Don Martin. The film stars
Hugh O'Brian
Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC Western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' (1955–196 ...
,
Nancy Gates
Nancy Gates (February 1, 1926Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume''. Perigee Books. .P. 471. – March 24, 2019) was an American film and television actress.
Early ...
,
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor known for his lengthy Hollywood film career and his title roles in television dramas ''Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''.
Burr's early acting career included roles ...
,
Rebecca Welles
Rebecca Welles (born Reba Tassell; February 5, 1928 – February 13, 2017) was an American television and film actress.
Early years
Welles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lena (née Schiller and Samuel Tassell. Her only sibling was fas ...
,
Donald MacDonald and
Robert Burton
Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English author and fellow of Oxford University, who wrote the encyclopedic tome ''The Anatomy of Melancholy''.
Born in 1577 to a comfortably well-off family of the landed gentry, Burt ...
. The film was released on December 12, 1956, by
United Artists
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.
Plot
Wanted outlaw Tris Hatten turns up in Apache Bend, looking for former sweetheart Millie Street, a saloon girl. Clay Gipson, the little brother of Sheriff Wade Addams' girlfriend, spots the fugitive and informs the sheriff, who knocks Hatten cold and takes him to jail.
Town opinion turns against the popular Wade, who is suspected by girlfriend Linda's father, rancher Tom Gipson, of being after a reward for Hatten that rightfully should go to the boy, Clay. In truth, Wade is trying to protect the child, particularly when the notorious Barlow gang rides into town to try to spring Hatten.
A reporter named Tatum helps damage the sheriff's reputation by revealing Clay to be the informant. Clay is wounded by a gunshot, bringing dad Tom to his senses. After shooting two of the Barlows, proving his courage, Wade must apprehend Hatten, who has had a gun smuggled to him in jail. Hatten shoots the reporter, but can't outdraw Wade.
Cast
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Hugh O'Brian
Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC Western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' (1955–196 ...
as Sheriff Wade Addams
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Nancy Gates
Nancy Gates (February 1, 1926Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume''. Perigee Books. .P. 471. – March 24, 2019) was an American film and television actress.
Early ...
as Linda Gipson
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Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor known for his lengthy Hollywood film career and his title roles in television dramas ''Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''.
Burr's early acting career included roles ...
as Tris Hatten
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Rebecca Welles
Rebecca Welles (born Reba Tassell; February 5, 1928 – February 13, 2017) was an American television and film actress.
Early years
Welles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lena (née Schiller and Samuel Tassell. Her only sibling was fas ...
as Millie Street (billed as Reba Tassell)
*Donald MacDonald as Clay Gipson
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Robert Burton
Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English author and fellow of Oxford University, who wrote the encyclopedic tome ''The Anatomy of Melancholy''.
Born in 1577 to a comfortably well-off family of the landed gentry, Burt ...
as Tom Gipson
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Eddie Firestone
Eddie Firestone (December 11, 1920 – March 1, 2007) was an American radio, television, and film actor who accumulated over 200 total credits during his performing career.
Early life
When he was 12, Firestone was in the cast of ''Wheatenavil ...
as Shorty
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Willard Sage
James Willard Sage (August 13, 1922 – March 17, 1974) was a Canadian-American film and television actor.
Born in London, Ontario. Sage began his career in 1951, where he appeared in the film ''The Butler's Night Off'', playing the role of a ...
as Jonathan Tatum
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Robert Griffin as Doc Ward
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Stacy Harris
Stacy Harris (July 26, 1918 – March 13, 1973) was an American actor with hundreds of film and television appearances. His name is sometimes found misspelled Stacey Harris.
Early years
Harris was an Army pilot whose leg was injured in a ...
as George Barlow
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Dennis Cross
Dennis Cross (December 17, 1924 – April 6, 1991) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Commander Arthur "Tex" Richards in the American syndicated television series '' The Blue Angels''.
Life and car ...
as Carl Barlow
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Russell Simpson as Deputy 'Pop' Jackson
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Norman Leavitt
Norman Turner Leavitt (December 1, 1913 – December 11, 2005) was an American film and television actor.
Life and career
Leavitt was born in Lansing, Michigan. He began his stage career in 1935, appearing as a wedding guest in the Broadway ...
as Deputy Cooper
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Vicente Padula
Vicente Padula (July 14, 1898 – January 16, 1967) was an Argentine film actor. Padula moved to the United States, and appeared regularly in Hollywood films. He also made films in Mexico. Padula was a friend of the Argentine film star Carlos Gard ...
as Sanchez
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Clegg Hoyt
Clegg Hoyt (December 10, 1910 – October 6, 1967) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was perhaps best known for his silent role as the Sportscaster's sidekick, George, in the 19 ...
as Bartender
*Jack Farmer as Earl Barlow
*Michael Garrett as Deputy Charlie
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Charles Delaney
Charles Delaney (August 9, 1892 – August 31, 1959) was an American actor.
Biography
Delaney was born in New York City in 1892. He was originally a motor mechanic and having learned to fly during World War I, he started doing flying vaud ...
as Deputy
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Paul Sorensen
Paul Sorensen (February 16, 1926 – July 17, 2008) was an American film, theater and television actor who appeared in hundreds of roles during his career, including ''The Brady Bunch'' and ''Dallas''. He was frequently cast in westerns or as ...
as Burly Apache Bend Townsman
*Sam Flint as Old Apache Bend Townsman
*Rick Warick as Deputy
References
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1956 films
1950s English-language films
United Artists films
American Western (genre) films
1956 Western (genre) films
Films scored by Paul Dunlap
1950s American films
American black-and-white films
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