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Five Guns to Tombstone

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  • 1h 11m
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4.8/10
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Five Guns to Tombstone (1960)
  • Western
Matt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Billy refuses but Matt frames him and he is forced to ride off with ... Read allMatt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Billy refuses but Matt frames him and he is forced to ride off with the gang. Billy fights with his brother and accidentally kills him, while Matt's teen-aged... Read allMatt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Billy refuses but Matt frames him and he is forced to ride off with the gang. Billy fights with his brother and accidentally kills him, while Matt's teen-aged son, Ted, who thinks his father had been paroled from prison, sees the shooting. Returnin... Read all
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  • Director
    • Edward L. Cahn
  • Writers
    • Richard Schayer(screenplay)
    • Jack DeWitt(screenplay)
    • Arthur E. Orloff(story)
  • Stars
    • James Brown
    • John Wilder
    • Walter Coy
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  • Director
    • Edward L. Cahn
  • Writers
    • Richard Schayer(screenplay)
    • Jack DeWitt(screenplay)
    • Arthur E. Orloff(story)
  • Stars
    • James Brown
    • John Wilder
    • Walter Coy
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    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    James Brown
    James Brown
    • Billy Wadeas Billy Wade
    John Wilder
    John Wilder
    • Ted Wadeas Ted Wade
    Walter Coy
    Walter Coy
    • Ike Garveyas Ike Garvey
    Robert Karnes
    Robert Karnes
    • Matt Wadeas Matt Wade
    Della Sharman
    • Arleneas Arlene
    Gregg Palmer
    Gregg Palmer
    • Mel Dixonas Mel Dixon
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • George Landonas George Landon
    Joe Haworth
    • Hokeas Hoke
    Quentin Sondergaard
    • Hankas Hank
    Boyd 'Red' Morgan
    • Hoagieas Hoagie
    • (as Boyd Morgan)
    Jon Locke
    Jon Locke
    • Rusty Kollowayas Rusty Kolloway
    John Eldredge
    John Eldredge
    • Endicottas Endicott
    Al Bain
    Al Bain
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Jeff DeBenning
    Jeff DeBenning
    • Marshal Sam Jenningsas Marshal Sam Jennings
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Hack
    Herman Hack
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Phillips
    Joe Phillips
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Willis Robards
    • Bankeras Banker
    • (uncredited)
    Boyd Stockman
    Boyd Stockman
    • Gang Memberas Gang Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward L. Cahn
    • Writers
      • Richard Schayer(screenplay)
      • Jack DeWitt(screenplay)
      • Arthur E. Orloff(story)
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    • Trivia
      Final film of Della Sharman.
    • Goofs
      When the gang is on the hillside above the relay station near the end of the movie, there is an approximately 5-6 second shot of the gang looking down at the station, and in the last 2-3 seconds of the clip, the film is running backward. An outlaw on horseback appears at the bottom of the screen moving forward to join the gang, and when the film reverses he clearly backs up. Also, a branch is visible at the left of the screen bending downward in a gust of wind, and when the film reverses and the horse backs up, the branch moves in the opposite direction.
    • Quotes

      [Landon's plan to rob a Wells Fargo shipment is contingent upon Billy Wade leading the gang]

      Matt Wade: What makes you think he'll listen to me?

      George Landon: I sorta figure blood is thicker than good resolutions... especially since there's half a million in the pot.

      Matt Wade: George, you know Billy is a stubborn man. Well, I'll see what he says, but you know yourself a reformed gun is worse than a reformed drunk.

      George Landon: Well, it's up to you. No Billy, no deal.

    • Connections
      Featured in Best in Action: 1961 (2018)

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    4/10
    I sorta figure blood is thicker than good resolutions...
    Five Guns to Tombstone is directed by Edward L. Cahn and collectively written by Ricahrd Schayer, Jack De Witt and Arthur Orloff. It stars James Brown, Walter Coy, Robert Karness and Willis Bouchey. Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter share composing duties and Maury Gertsman provides the cinematography.

    Not a lot to write home about here, where the plot treads familiar ground as reformed outlaw gets roped into bad ways again, and his brother is involved in the mess that follows. As some Western fans have rightly spotted, this is a remake of Ray Nazarro's Gun Belt from 1953. Itself not a great film, it is however the one to seek out in preference to this offering.

    Though made in 1960 this actually feels more like a 1940s Western, where an air of serial sogginess hangs over proceedings. Cahn appears to be one of those jobbing directors who studios turned to to haul a pic in on time. Everything is competently staged, the action etc, and the landscapes pleasing, but excitement is in short supply and the finale doesn't pay off for time invested in viewing. 4/10
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    • Release date
      • January 7, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Reiter der Vergeltung
    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Zenith Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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