The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) ( The Bat Masterson Story ) ( The Gun fight at Dodge City )

The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: The Bat Masterson Story
Alternate Title: The Gun fight at Dodge City
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Joseph M. Newman

Written By:
Martin Goldsmith
Daniel B. Ullman

Actors:
Joel McCrea ..... Bat Masterson
Julie Adams ..... Pauline Howard
John McIntire ..... Doc Sam Tremaine
Nancy Gates ..... Lily, Lady Gay Saloon Owner
Richard Anderson ..... Dave Rudabaugh
James Westerfield ..... Rev. Howard
Walter Coy ..... Ben Townsend
Don Haggerty ..... Sheriff Jim Regan, Dodge City
Wright King ..... Billy Townsend
Harry Lauter ..... City Marshal Ed Masterson

Synopsis:

Fleeing to Dodge City after killing a man in self defence Masterson finds his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) running for sheriff of the town. When Ed is killed by hired guns of the corrupt incumbent Bat is determined to settle the score with violence but he is convinced by the townspeople that the best way to avenge his brother's death is by taking Ed's place on the ballot. Bat agrees and wins the election but his new role on the right side of the law will lead him to unexpected confrontations as he finds himself torn between his loyalties to his friends and his duties as sheriff.

Bat Masterson doesn't look for trouble, but he doesn't walk away from it. When an army sergeant in Hays City tries to kill Bat and dies for his trouble, Bat heads for Dodge City where Ed, his brother, is city marshal and a candidate for county sheriff running against the corrupt Regan. Bat buys a share in a local saloon, partnering with the widow Lily. Then, after an ambush, Bat finds himself a candidate for sheriff and the heir to Ed's intentions toward Pauline, a minister's daughter. Can the upright but not always law-abiding gunslinger and saloon owner become a lawman and settle down? Or will trouble keep finding him?

With Gene Barry already riding the video range as legendary gunfighter-turned-lawman Bat Masterson, independent producer Walter Mirisch hired old-timer Joel McCrea to play a rather less-dandified version in this routine Western released in Cinemascope. When his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) is cowardly shot in the back and killed, Bat accepts to run for county sheriff against the corrupt Jim Regan (Don Haggerty), only to learn that the real killer is someone entirely different. Not wanting the job of sheriff in the first place but only accepting to please a lady friend, the pious Pauline Howard (Julie Adams), Bat willingly breaks the law to aid an old friend (Walter Coy), almost losing both his position and his life in the ensuing shootout.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 03 March, 2019.