Wichita (film)
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| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
| Written by | Daniel B. Ullman |
| Starring | Joel McCrea |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Editing by | William Austin |
| Release date(s) | 1955 |
| Running time | 81 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Wichita is a 1955 Western movie directed by Jacques Tourneur. The film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Outdoor Drama.
[edit] Plot
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita, Kansas. His skill as a gunfighter make him a perfect candidate for Marshal but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.
[edit] Cast
- Joel McCrea - Wyatt Earp
- Vera Miles - Laurie McCoy
- Lloyd Bridges - Gyp Clements
- Wallace Ford - Arthur Whiteside
- Edgar Buchanan - Doc Black
- Peter Graves - Morgan Earp
- Keith Larsen - Bat Masterson
- Carl Benton Reid - Mayor Andrew Hoke
- John Smith - Jim Earp
- Walter Coy - Sam McCoy
- Robert J. Wilke - Ben Thompson
- Walter Sande - Clint Wallace
- Jack Elam - Al Mann
- Mae Clarke - Mary Elizabeth McCoy
- Gene Wesson - Robber #1
- Sam Peckinpah plays a bit part as a bank teller
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