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''Gun Street'' is a 1961 American Western film 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 H ...
and starring
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, Jean Willes 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 (
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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 as Joan Brady * John Clarke as Deputy Sheriff Sam Freed * John Pickard as Dr. Knudson *
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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) *
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as Mayor Phillips * Herb Armstrong as Jeff Baxley * Renny McEvoy as Operator


See also

*
List of American films of 1961 A list of American films released in 1961. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) A–B C–I J–R S–Z See also * 1961 in the United States External links 1961 filmsat the Internet Movie Database * List of 1961 box office number-one fi ...


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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 {{1960s-Western-film-stub