Gunfighters of Abilene

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Gunfighters of Abilene
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Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Written by Orville H. Hampton
Produced by Robert E. Kent
Starring Buster Crabbe
Barton MacLane
Judith Ames
Cinematography Maury Gertsman
Edited byEdward Mann
Music by Paul Dunlap
Color process Black and white
Production
companies
Robert E. Kent Productions
Zenith Pictures [1]
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • January 1, 1960 (1960-01-01)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gunfighters of Abilene is a 1960 American Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Buster Crabbe, Barton MacLane and Judith Ames. [2] [3]

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Plot

A gunfighter, Kip Tanner, is ambushed by three men who believe Kip's brother Gene swindled their boss, rancher Seth Heinline. A last-minute arrival by Marshal Wilkinson results in the men riding off and Kip coming to town, where he intends to find out what happened to Gene.

Kip concludes that Seth's men framed Gene, which concerns Seth's daughter Alice Heinline, who wanted Gene to marry her. Her own brother Jud makes an attempt on Kip's life, but hotel desk clerk Raquel Tareda comes to his rescue because she knows Gene to be innocent. Seth shoots at the wrong man, accidentally killing his own son instead of Kip, and ends up shot himself in a final gunfight.

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References

  1. "FILMLAND EVENTS: Augusta Merighi in 'Earth Is Mine'". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1958. p. B8.
  2. Gunfighters of Abilene at the TCM Movie Database
  3. Review at DVD Talk accessed 3 June 2013