The Bounty Killeris a 1965 AmericanTechnicolorandTechniscopeWesternfilm directed bySpencer Gordon Bennet,written by Ruth Alexander andLeo Gordon,and starringDan DuryeaandRod Cameron.The supporting cast featuresAudrey Dalton,Richard Arlen,Buster Crabbe,Fuzzy Knight,Johnny Mack BrownandTom Kennedy.Broncho Billy Anderson,the cinema's firstWesternfilm star, makes his final appearance in the film.[1][2][3]The film was released on July 31, 1965, byEmbassy Pictures.
| The Bounty Killer | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet |
| Screenplay by | Ruth Alexander Leo Gordon |
| Produced by | Alex Gordon |
| Starring | Dan Duryea Rod Cameron Audrey Dalton Richard Arlen Buster Crabbe Fuzzy Knight Johnny Mack Brown |
| Cinematography | Frederick E. West |
| Edited by | Ronald Sinclair |
| Music by | Ronald Stein |
Production company | Premiere Productions |
| Distributed by | Embassy Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editVermont native Willie Duggan comes west by stage coach. When he arrives in Silver Creek, broke but proud, he is befriended by the “captain”. Then he is brutally beaten for talking to dance hall hostess Carole Ridgeway. The thrashing, however, is terminated by Johnny Liam, who shoots and kills Duggan's assailant. Duggan finds work with a transport company, delivering the miners' payroll. When Duggan and his assistant Luther are ambushed, Duggan kills the robber.
After discovering that rewards are given for such work, Duggan and Luther become bounty hunters. Although they capture outlaw Mike Clayman, his henchmen follow the pair, killing Luther and wounding Duggan. The unconscious victim is found by rancher Ridgeway, whose daughter Carole restores the gunman to health. Despite his love for Carole, Duggan resolves to avenge his partner's death, cuts a double-barrel shotgun down to pistol length, and launches a one-man campaign to exterminate outlaws, Johnny Liam's younger brother among them. and later, Liam himself.
In his zeal, Duggan finally kills an innocent man, becoming a criminal in his own right. While eloping with Carole, Duggan himself is slain from ambush by a bounty hunter.
Cast
edit- Dan Duryeaas Willie Duggan
- Rod Cameronas Johnny Liam
- Audrey Daltonas Carole Ridgeway
- Richard Arlenas Matthew Ridgeway
- Buster Crabbeas Mike Clayman
- Fuzzy Knightas Captain Luther
- Johnny Mack Brownas Sheriff Green
- Peter Duryeaas Youth
- Eddie Quillanas Pianist
- Grady Suttonas Minister
- Emory Parnellas Sam
- Norman Willis as Hank Willis
- Boyd Morganas Big Jim Seddon
- Bob Steeleas Red
- Dan Whiteas Marshal Davis
- John Reach as Jeb
- Duane Ament as Ben Liam
- Michael Hinn as Mr. Weaver
- Dolores Domasin as Cantina Waitress
- Edmund Cobbas Townsman
- Ronn Delanor as Joe
- Dudley Ross as Indian
- I. Stanford Jolleyas Sheriff Jones
- Frank Lackteenas Bartender in Cantina / Man in Audience
- Tom Kennedyas Joe
- Broncho Billy Andersonas The Man in the Cantina
References
edit- ^"The Bounty Killer (1965) - Overview".TCM.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
- ^Hal Erickson(2014)."The-Bounty-Killer - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon January 2, 2014.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
- ^"The Bounty Killer".Afi.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
External links
edit- The Bounty KilleratIMDb
- The Bounty KilleratAllMovie
- The Bounty Killerat theTCM Movie Database
- The Bounty Killerat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
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