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The Gambler Wore a Gun

IT WAS THE TIME OF A YOUNG AND VIOLENT FRONTIER...THE TIME FOR MEN TO STAND AND FIGHT!
May 4, 1961 · 1h 6m
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Thriller
Western

PLOT

The professional gambler Case Silverthorn wants to quit and retire to a small ranch in Marlpine he bought recently. On the way there he saves the Sheriff's life, who got into an ambush. However another man is dead, Will Donovan, from whom he bought the ranch! Neither the Sheriff nor Donovan's children know about the sale. So Case has to switch back to his former profession, while he tries to clarify the situation. He comes across a group of cattle thieves.

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CAST

Jim Davis
Case Silverthorne
Merry Anders
Sharon Donovan
Addison Richards
Doc Devlin
Mark Allen
Marshal Dex Harwood
Robert Anderson
Tray Larkin
Don Dorrell
Jud Donovan
Charles Cane
Kelly Barnum
Keith Richards
Het Larkin
Directed by Edward L. Cahn

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
United Artists, Robert E. Kent Productions
Country
US

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