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Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan marries Sam's ex-wife.Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan marries Sam's ex-wife.Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan marries Sam's ex-wife.
Alan Hale Jr.
- Leach
- (as Alan Hale)
Edward Platt
- Tucker
- (as Edward C. Platt)
Wag Blesing
- Deputy
- (uncredited)
Buff Brady
- Regas
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Banker
- (uncredited)
Frank Ellis
- Card Player
- (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIt was while filming this movie that Alan Hale Jr. got his casting call for Gilligan's Island (1964). He had to ride out of Zion National Park in Zion's Canyon, Utah on horseback to the highway and hitchhike to Las Vegas to fly out to the interview.
- GoofsAt around the 56-57 minute mark after the fight between Logan Keliher ( Murphy ) and Sam Ward ( McGavin ) when Ward escapes by a running-mount of a horse, the "special" left-side stirrup can be seen as the stunt double rides away.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Best in Action: 1964 (2020)
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Notable Western in which Audie Murphy provides the most unusual role of his exciting career
Former Texas Ranger named Logan (Audie Murphy) and nowadays luckly married to a beautiful girl , Susan (Beverly Owen) and with a child , becomes involved with a bank robber called Sam Guard (Darren McGavin) who results to be ex-husband of Susan . He had to kill or be killed , as he fought the deadliest duel in frontier history ¡ The gunslinger whose life he had saved forced him to stand in the path of a robber .. Bullet for a badman.
A nice Western with interesting plot and filled with frantic action , riding pursuits , a family story , and a lot of shootouts . This is considered to be one of the best Audie Murphy Westerns . The soft-spoken , baby-faced Audie Murphy delivers a fine acting as the happily married husband involved in problem when appears the previous father of his son about to commit a bank heist . Murphy won more than 20 medals , being the most decorated soldier in WWII , including the Congressional Medal of Honor and he was also awarded with 5 decorations conceded by France and Belgium countries . He starred a rendition based on his own self-biography titled ¨To hell and back¨ made by his ordinary director , Jesse Hibbs and it was a boxoffice hit for Universal International Pictures , and its record was apparently not broken until 1975 with Jaws by Spielberg. Murphy played a great number of westerns, most of them B-series , such as : The Kid from Texas , Cimarron Kid , Gunpoint , Night passage , The Gunrunners , Posse from hell, gunfight at Comanche , Apache Rifles , The Unforgiven, Red badge of courage , Whispering Smith , Texas kid , 40 Guns at apache pass , among others . Murphy is very well accompanied by a great support cast , such as . Darren McGavin , Ruta Lee , Beverly Owen , Skip Homeier , George Tobias , Edward Platt , Ray Teal , Mort Mills , and Alan Hale Jr .
It has a high level in technician experts as the master composer Frank Skinner giving a thrilling musical score and colorful , adequate cinematography by Joseph F. Biroc . Being shot on various locations in Virgin River , Zion National Parl , Utah , Snow Canyon , Utah and Denver street backlot , Universal studios. The motion picture was well directed by RG Springsteen .This director made since 1945 for Republic Pictures a number of westerns . As he directed the popular Red Ryder series . After that , he released B Westerns as Cole Younger , Gunfighter , King of the wild stallions , Showdown , He rides calm , Taggart , Bullet for a badman and many others . Subsequently , he made for producer A.C. Lyles and delivered by Paramount Pictures several Western films in low-budget , as follows : Black spurs , Waco , Red Tomahawk , Hostile guns , Johnny Reno . Rating . 6.5/10 . The picture will appeal to Eddie Murphy fans. Decent and acceptable oater .
A nice Western with interesting plot and filled with frantic action , riding pursuits , a family story , and a lot of shootouts . This is considered to be one of the best Audie Murphy Westerns . The soft-spoken , baby-faced Audie Murphy delivers a fine acting as the happily married husband involved in problem when appears the previous father of his son about to commit a bank heist . Murphy won more than 20 medals , being the most decorated soldier in WWII , including the Congressional Medal of Honor and he was also awarded with 5 decorations conceded by France and Belgium countries . He starred a rendition based on his own self-biography titled ¨To hell and back¨ made by his ordinary director , Jesse Hibbs and it was a boxoffice hit for Universal International Pictures , and its record was apparently not broken until 1975 with Jaws by Spielberg. Murphy played a great number of westerns, most of them B-series , such as : The Kid from Texas , Cimarron Kid , Gunpoint , Night passage , The Gunrunners , Posse from hell, gunfight at Comanche , Apache Rifles , The Unforgiven, Red badge of courage , Whispering Smith , Texas kid , 40 Guns at apache pass , among others . Murphy is very well accompanied by a great support cast , such as . Darren McGavin , Ruta Lee , Beverly Owen , Skip Homeier , George Tobias , Edward Platt , Ray Teal , Mort Mills , and Alan Hale Jr .
It has a high level in technician experts as the master composer Frank Skinner giving a thrilling musical score and colorful , adequate cinematography by Joseph F. Biroc . Being shot on various locations in Virgin River , Zion National Parl , Utah , Snow Canyon , Utah and Denver street backlot , Universal studios. The motion picture was well directed by RG Springsteen .This director made since 1945 for Republic Pictures a number of westerns . As he directed the popular Red Ryder series . After that , he released B Westerns as Cole Younger , Gunfighter , King of the wild stallions , Showdown , He rides calm , Taggart , Bullet for a badman and many others . Subsequently , he made for producer A.C. Lyles and delivered by Paramount Pictures several Western films in low-budget , as follows : Black spurs , Waco , Red Tomahawk , Hostile guns , Johnny Reno . Rating . 6.5/10 . The picture will appeal to Eddie Murphy fans. Decent and acceptable oater .
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- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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