Cole Younger, Gunfighter

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Cole Younger, Gunfighter
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Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring
Based onThe Desperado
1950 novel
by Clifton Adams
Produced byBen Schwalb
Starring Frank Lovejoy
James Best
Abby Dalton
Jan Merlin
Douglas Spencer
Ainslie Pryor
Cinematography Harry Neumann
Edited by William Austin
Music by Marlin Skiles
Color process Color by DeLuxe
Production
company
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • March 30, 1958 (1958-03-30)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cole Younger, Gunfighter is a 1958 American CinemaScope Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Daniel Mainwaring. It is based on the 1950 novel The Desperado by Clifton Adams. The film stars Frank Lovejoy, James Best, Abby Dalton, Jan Merlin, Douglas Spencer and Ainslie Pryor. The film was released on March 30, 1958, by Allied Artists Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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