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Man or Gun

Man or Gun

Man or Gun

Man or Gun

SHOOT-OUT After SHOOT-OUT! No man could be that good...IT HAD TO BE THE GUN!

1958•1h 19m•

★4.0(3 ratings)

ActionWestern

Overview

Gun-slinging drifter "Maybe" Smith's Colt .44 pistol and shooting skills are put to the test shortly after his arrival in the New Mexico frontier town of Dusty Flats. After outdrawing wanted outlaw Buckstorm Corley in the saloon, Smith finds himself up against the entire corrupt Corley clan -- who've been running roughshod over the fearful townsfolk for years.

Director

Albert C. Gannaway

Writers

James J. Cassity, Vance Skarstedt

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Main Cast

Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

'Maybe' Smith / Scott Yancey

Audrey Totter

Audrey Totter

Fran Dare

James Craig

James Craig

Pinch Corley

James Gleason

James Gleason

Sheriff Jim Jackson

Warren Stevens

Warren Stevens

Mike Ferris

Karl 'Killer' Davis

Karl 'Killer' Davis

Swede

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Justin Corley

Ken Lynch

Ken Lynch

Buckstorm Corley

Julian Burton

Julian Burton

Billy Corley

Carl York

Carl York

Jack Corley

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Burt Burton

Jil Jarmyn

Jil Jarmyn

Mrs. Pinch Corley

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Albert C. Gannaway

Writing

Screenplay: James J. Cassity
Screenplay: Vance Skarstedt

Cinematography

Key Grip: Nels Mathias

Keywords

gunslinger

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "SHOOT-OUT After SHOOT-OUT! No man could be that good...IT HAD TO BE THE GUN!"

#2

The runtime is 79 minutes (1h 19m).

#3

The film was directed by Albert C. Gannaway.

#4

The screenplay was written by James J. Cassity and Vance Skarstedt.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0051901.

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Rating

4.0/10

Mixed

3 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Man or Gun

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Albert C. Gannaway Productions

Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures