The Quick Gun
| The Quick Gun | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sidney Salkow |
| Produced by | Grant Whytock |
| Screenplay by | Robert E. Kent |
| Based on |
The Fastest Gun short story by Steve Fisher |
| Starring |
Audie Murphy Merry Anders |
| Narrated by | Audie Murphy |
| Music by | Richard LaSalle |
| Cinematography | Lester Shorr |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
Production company |
Admiral Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $400,000[1] |
The Quick Gun is a 1964 Technicolor Western Techniscope film starring Audie Murphy.[2] It was one of a series of low-budget films he made in the 1960s.[3]
Plot
Clint Cooper (Audie Murphy) returns to his home town, which he had left in disgrace, to claim his father's ranch. On the way he runs into his old gang, led by Spangler (Ted de Corsia), who plan on robbing the town. Clint arrives back in town to find most of the men have left on a cattle drive. He tries to warn them of the impending robbery. He agrees to help the sheriff, an old friend of his called Scotty (James Best), defend the town against the gang. Clint also starts up a relationship with his old girlfriend, Helen (Merry Anders).
Cast
- Audie Murphy as Clint Cooper
- Merry Anders as Helen Reed
- James Best as Scotty Grant
- Ted de Corsia as Spangler
- Walter Sande as Tom Morrison
- Rex Holman as Rick Morrison
- Charles Meredith as Reverend Staley
- Frank Ferguson as Dan Evans
- Mort Mills as Cagle
- Gregg Palmer as Donovan
- Frank Gerstle as George Keely
- Stephen Roberts as Dr. Stevens
Production
Murphy was paid $37,500 for his performance.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Don Graham, No Name on the Bullet: The Biography of Audie Murphy, Penguin, 1989 p 296
- ↑ The Quick Gun at Audie Murphy Memorial Site
- ↑ Frank Miller, 'The Quick Gun', Turner Classic Movies accessed 4 June 2012
External links
- The Quick Gun at the Internet Movie Database
- The Quick Gun at the TCM Movie Database
- The Quick Gun at AllMovie
- The Quick Gun at the American Film Institute Catalog
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