Target (1952 film)

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Target
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stuart Gilmore
Written byNorman Houston
Produced by Herman Schlom
Starring Tim Holt
Mary Jo Tarola
Walter Reed
Narrated by Tim Holt
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byGeorge C. Shrader
Music by Paul Sawtell
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
  • April 11, 1952 (1952-04-11)(U.S.) [1]
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Target is a 1952 American Western film directed by Stuart Gilmore and starring Tim Holt. [2]

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Plot

In 1893 Pecos, Texas, two cowhands join forces with a lady marshal. The town is surprised when the new marshal they hired, "Terry Moran", turns out to be the daughter of the famous lawman, of the same name, whom they thought they were hiring. The "petticoat marshal" proves her competence, deputizes the cowhands, and help protect landowner Bailey from the depredations of manipulative businessman Conroy and his gang.

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References

  1. "Target: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  2. Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p264