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Wichita( 1955)

TV-MAWestern
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THE TRUE SAVAGE STORY OF WYATT EARP!

Overview

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Joel McCrea

      Wyatt Earp

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      Vera Miles

      Laurie McCoy

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      Lloyd Bridges

      Gyp Clements

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      Wallace Ford

      Arthur Whiteside

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      Edgar Buchanan

      Doc Black

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      Peter Graves

      Morgan Earp

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      Keith Larsen

      Bat Masterson

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      Carl Benton Reid

      Mayor Andrew Hope

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      John Smith

      Jim Earp

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      Walter Coy

      Sam McCoy

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      Robert J. Wilke

      Ben Thompson

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      Jack Elam

      Al

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      Mae Clarke

      Mrs. McCoy

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      Walter Sande

      Clint Wallace

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      Robert Anderson

      Bank Robber (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Astor

      Saloon Madam (uncredited)

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      Rayford Barnes

      Hal Clements (uncredited)

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      John Bose

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Rudy Bowman

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Chet Brandenburg

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Joe Brooks

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Bill Clark

      Cowpuncher (uncredited)

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      Bill Coontz

      Cowpuncher (uncredited)

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      Ben Corbett

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Jean Dean

      Townswoman (uncredited)

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      George DeNormand

      Proprietor (uncredited)

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      Tex Driscoll

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Franklyn Farnum

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Leonard P. Geer

      Cowpuncher (uncredited)

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      Signe Hack

      Townswoman (uncredited)

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      Frank Hagney

      Barfly / Lookout (uncredited)

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      Mary Alan Hokanson

      Mrs. Jackson (Michael's Mother) (uncredited)

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      George Huggins

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Dick Johnstone

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      I. Stanford Jolley

      John Stanton (uncredited)

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      Chester Jones

      William (uncredited)

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      Ray Jones

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Jack Kenny

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Rory Mallinson

      Robber #3 (uncredited)

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      Kathy Marlowe

      Saloon Girl (uncredited)

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      Kermit Maynard

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Jody McCrea

      Gunman (uncredited)

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      Russell Meeker

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Charles Morton

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Anna Navarro

      Girl (uncredited)

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      William Newell

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Jimmy Noel

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Sam Peckinpah

      Bank Teller (uncredited)

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      Ford Raymond

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Bob Reeves

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Alex Sharp

      Cowpuncher (uncredited)

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      George Sherwood

      Marshal Billy Smith (uncredited)

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      Robert Swan

      Robber #2 (uncredited)

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      Adele Taylor

      Saloon Girl (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Tennant

      Mrs. Stanton (uncredited)

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      Coleen Vico

      Saloon Girl (uncredited)

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      Gene Wesson

      1st Robber (uncredited)

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      Chalky Williams

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Henry Wills

      Cowpuncher (uncredited)

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      Al Wyatt Sr.

      Cowpuncher (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Jan 02 2016
    The Kansas Law Dog! Wichita is directed by Jacques Tourneur and written by Daniel B. Ullman. It stars Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Wallace Ford, Edgar Buchannan, Lloyd Bridges and Keith Larsen. It's filmed in Cinemascope/Technicolor with cinematography by Harold Lipstein and music by Hans J. Salter. Wichita is an origin story, that of one Wyatt Earp (McCrea), the story is set before he gets to Dodge City, where apparently some famous gunfight occurred. From a narrative stand point it's a town tamer story, Earp arrives in a newly thriving Wichita, at this point he's a hunter of buffalo only. B...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

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    • gun ban
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