The Gun That Won the West

The Gun That Won the West
Directed by	William Castle
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Written by	Robert E. Kent
Starring	Dennis Morgan Paula Raymond Richard Denning Robert Bice Don C. Harvey
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff George Duning
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Editing by	Al Clark Richard Halsey
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	September 1, 1955
Running time	71 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Unknown

The Gun That Won the West is a 1955 Technicolor Western film starring Dennis Morgan, Paula Raymond, Richard Denning, Chris O'Brien, Michael Morgan, Roy Gordon, Robert Bice, directed by William Castle and produced by Sam Katzman. The screenplay was written by Robert E. Kent. The original music score was composed by Irving Gertz.

Plot

Colonel Carrington (Gordon) and his command are assigned the job of constructing a chain of forts in the Sioux Indian territory of Wyoming during the 1880s. The Colonel recruits former cavalry soldiers turned frontier scouts Jim Bridger (Morgan) and "Dakota Jack" Gaines (Denning), now running a Wild West Show, to head the fort building.

Bridger and Gaines are friendly with Sioux chief Red Cloud (Bice) but have reservations about the chief's 2nd in command, Afraid of Horses (Morgan). Both Bridger and Gaines are confident a peace treaty with the Sioux can be made. However, if war breaks out, the cavalry is depending on getting a new type of breech loading Springfield Model 1865 rifle. Gaines, Mrs. Gaines (Raymond), and Bridger arrive at the fort for the conference. Gaines gets drunk and attempts to intimidate the Indians into signing a treaty. Chief Red Fox threatens war if his territory is invaded by any troops building forts.

Production

The film features a large amount of stock footage from Buffalo Bill.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• The Gun That Won the West at the Internet Movie Database
• The Gun That Won the West at AllRovi