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Cast
John Wayne | As: J.B. Books | |
Lauren Bacall | As: Bond Rogers | |
Ron Howard | As: Gillom Rogers | |
James Stewart | As: Dr. Hostetler | |
Richard Boone | As: Mike Sweeney |
Storyline
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
Tagline: | He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time. |
Certification: | PG |
Cast
John Wayne |
J.B. Books |
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Lauren Bacall |
Bond Rogers |
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Ron Howard |
Gillom Rogers |
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James Stewart |
Dr. Hostetler |
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Richard Boone |
Mike Sweeney |
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Hugh O'Brian |
Jack Pulford |
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Bill McKinney |
Jay Cobb |
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Harry Morgan |
Marshall Thibido |
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John Carradine |
Beckum |
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Sheree North |
Serepta |
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Rick Lenz |
Dobkins |
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Scatman Crothers |
Moses |
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Gregg Palmer |
Burly Man |
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Alfred Dennis |
Barber |
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Dick Winslow |
Streetcar Driver |
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Melody Thomas Scott |
Girl on Streetcar |
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Kathleen O'Malley |
School Teacher |
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Jack Berle |
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited) |
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Johnny Crawford |
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
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Chuck Dawson |
Extra (uncredited) |
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George Dunn |
Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited) |
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Duke Fishman |
Barfly (uncredited) |
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Christopher George |
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
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Jonathan Goldsmith |
Books' Victim (uncredited) |
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Leo Gordon |
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
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Charles G. Martin |
Murray the Bartender (uncredited) |
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Jim Michael |
Barfly (uncredited) |
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Ernesto Molinari |
Barfly (uncredited) |
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Darren Patrick Moloney |
Paper Boy (uncredited) |
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Ricky Nelson |
Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
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James Nolan |
Gambler (uncredited) |
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Nick Raymond |
Barfly (uncredited) |
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Henry Slate |
Pulford Confidant (uncredited) |
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Bob Steele |
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) |
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Ralph Volkie |
White-Haired Bartender (uncredited) |
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John Zimeas |
Barfly (uncredited) |
Directed By
Don Siegel |
Director |
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Betsy Norton |
Script Supervisor |
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Joseph C. Cavalier |
First Assistant Director |
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Joe Florence |
Second Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Miles Hood Swarthout |
Screenplay |
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Scott Hale |
Screenplay |
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Glendon Swarthout |
Novel |
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Production Crew
William Self |
Producer |
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M.J. Frankovich |
Producer |
Edited By
Douglas Stewart |
Editor |
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Jerrold L. Ludwig |
Assistant Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Luster Bayless |
Costume Design |
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Joe DiBella |
Makeup Artist |
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Moss Mabry |
Costume Design |
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Dave Grayson |
Makeup Artist |
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Edna Taylor |
Costume Design |
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Vivienne Walker |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Elmer Bernstein |
Original Music Composer |
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Al Overton |
Sound Mixer |
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Les Fresholtz |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Michael Minkler |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Arthur Piantadosi |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Jerry Whittington |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Bruce Surtees |
Director of Photography |
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Thomas Del Ruth |
Camera Operator |
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Timothy E. Wade |
Assistant Camera |
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Douglas Kirkland |
Still Photographer |
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Richard A. Mention |
Assistant Camera |
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Dave Sutton |
Still Photographer |
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Lighting
Chuck Holmes |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Robert F. Boyle |
Production Design |
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Richard Lawrence |
Assistant Art Director |
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Arthur Jeph Parker |
Set Decoration |
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William Cruse |
Set Designer |
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Other Crew
Dino De Laurentiis |
Presenter |
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Terry Leonard |
Stunts |
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David Domeyer |
Special Effects |
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Ted Koerner |
Special Effects |
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Chuck Roberson |
Stunts |
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Jim Burk |
Stunt Double |
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Roydon Clark |
Stunts |
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Augie Lohman |
Special Effects |
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Denny Arnold |
Stunts |
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