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Four Fast Guns

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Four Fast Guns
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam J. Hole Jr.
Written byJames Edmiston
Dallas Gaultois
Produced byWilliam J. Hole Jr.
StarringJames Craig
Martha Vickers
Edgar Buchanan
Brett Halsey
Paul Richards
Richard Martin
CinematographyJohn M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Edited byReg Browne
Henry F. Salerno
Harold E. Wooley
Production
company
Phoenix Film Studios Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 10, 1960 (1960-02-10)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Four Fast Guns is a 1960 American Western film directed by William J. Hole Jr. and written by James Edmiston and Dallas Gaultois. The film stars James Craig, Martha Vickers, Edgar Buchanan, Brett Halsey, Paul Richards and Richard Martin. The film was released on February 10, 1960, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

Wanted outlaw Tom Sabin rides to the town of Purgatory, ruled by a ruthless man named Hoag, who is deemed safe from being killed by virtue of being handicapped and in a wheelchair.

Tom befriends town deputy Dipper and attracts the interest of Hoag's beautiful daughter Mary, although he isn't sure whether to trust her. Hoag sends for three hired gunman to get Tom out of his town, but Tom gets the better of the first two, shooting both.

The third, Johnny Naco, is offered triple pay by Hoag to get the job done. All in town are shocked when Tom refuses to face Johnny. It turns out they are brothers. Tom took the blame for a crime Johnny committed, so a grateful Johnny doesn't want to kill him.

Johnny does shoot Hoag, who tries to kill Tom himself with a shotgun. But when townspeople ridicule Tom for not facing the outlaw, Johnny calls him out and draws, forcing Tom to shoot him. Tom leaves the sheriff's job to Dipper and rides off, Mary promising to meet him.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Four Fast Guns (1960) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  2. ^ "Four-Fast-Guns - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  3. ^ "Four Fast Guns". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.