The Wild Westerners

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The Wild Westerners
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Film poster
Directed by Oscar Rudolph
Written by Gerald Drayson Adams
Produced by Sam Katzman
Starring James Philbrook
Nancy Kovack
Duane Eddy
Guy Mitchell
Cinematography Gordon Avil
Edited by Jerome Thoms
Color process Eastmancolor
Production
company
Four Leaf Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 1962 (1962-06)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Wild Westerners is a 1962 American Western film directed by Oscar Rudolph and starring James Philbrook, Nancy Kovack, Duane Eddy and Guy Mitchell. [1]

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Plot

A U.S. marshal investigates when a sheriff named Plummer is suspected of involvement in a string of robberies. It becomes personal when the marshal's wife is taken captive by the outlaws.

Cast

Soundtrack

The Wild Westerners
Written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood
Performed by Duane Eddy

Eddy's song was released with the flip side being The Ballad of Paladin from Have Gun, Will Travel .

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References

  1. WILD WESTERNERS, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 29, Iss. 336, (Jan 1, 1962): 158.