Showdown at Abilene (1956)
Showdown at Abilene (1956)
The blazing story of the great Abilene range war!
Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him.

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Cast

Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney As: Jim Trask
Martha Hyer Martha Hyer As: Peggy Bigelow
Lyle Bettger Lyle Bettger As: Dave Mosely
David Janssen David Janssen As: Verne Ward
Grant Williams Grant Williams As: Chip Tomlin
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Storyline

Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him.


Tagline: The blazing story of the great Abilene range war!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Western

Language: English

Release Date: 01 October 1956

Country: US

Runtime: 80m

Company Credits

Company: Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Jock Mahoney

Jock Mahoney

Jim Trask

Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer

Peggy Bigelow

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Dave Mosely

David Janssen

David Janssen

Verne Ward

Grant Williams

Grant Williams

Chip Tomlin

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Dan Claudius

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Ross Bigelow (as Harry Harvey Sr.)

Dayton Lummis

Dayton Lummis

Jack Bedford

Richard H. Cutting

Richard H. Cutting

Nelson

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson

Sprague (as Robert G. Anderson)

John Maxwell

John Maxwell

Frank Scovie

Lane Bradford

Lane Bradford

Loop

Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

Roughneck (uncredited)

Directed By

Charles F. Haas

Charles F. Haas

Director

Phil Bowles

Phil Bowles

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Bud Westmore

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Rosemary Odell

Rosemary Odell

Costume Design

Joan St. Oegger

Joan St. Oegger

Hairstylist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Irving Glassberg

Irving Glassberg

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Ruby R. Levitt

Ruby R. Levitt

Set Decoration

Alexander Golitzen

Alexander Golitzen

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Richard H. Riedel

Richard H. Riedel

Art Direction

Other Crew

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