Gunsmoke (film)
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| Gunsmoke | |
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| Directed by | Nathan Juran |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Written by | Norman A. Fox (novel) D.D. Beauchamp (screenplay) |
| Starring | Audie Murphy Susan Cabot Paul Kelly |
| Music by | Herman Stein |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Editing by | Ted J. Kent |
| Distributed by | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March, 1953 |
| Running time | 79 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.3 million (US rentals)[1] |
Gunsmoke is a 1953 western film directed by Nathan Juran and starring Audie Murphy alongside Susan Cabot, Paul Kelly, Charles Drake. Gunsmoke is a Technicolor film for action star and war hero Audie Murphy.[2]
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Plot [edit]
Murphy stars as Reb Kittridge, a wandering hired gun who is hired to kill a rancher (played by Paul Kelly). The gunman has also fallen in love with the rancher's daughter (Susan Cabot). Reb mends his ways by the time Gunsmoke comes to a close.[3]
Cast [edit]
- Audie Murphy as Reb Kittridge
- Susan Cabot as Rita Saxon
- Paul Kelly as Dan Saxon
- Charles Drake as Johnny Lake
- Mary Castle as Cora Dufrayne
- Jack Kelly as Curly Mather
- Jesse White as Professor
- Donald Randolph as Matt Telford
- William Reynolds as Brazos
- Chubby Johnson as Doc Farrell
- Bill Radovich as Bartender
- Sylvia Lewis as Saloon dancer
- Peter Lawman as Barber
Production [edit]
The movie started filming in June 1952 under the title of Roughshod. It was the first of three Westerns Murphy made with Nathan Juran over two years.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
- ^ Gunsmoke at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
- ^ Gossett, Sue, The Films and Career of Audie Murphy, Empire Publishing, Inc., 1996, pp. 47-48.
- ^ Don Graham, No Name on the Bullet: The Biography of Audie Murphy, Penguin, 1989 p 228
External links [edit]
- Gunsmoke at the Internet Movie Database
- Gunsmoke (film) at the TCM Movie Database
- Gunsmoke (film) at AllRovi
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