The Lone Gun | |
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Directed by | Ray Nazarro |
Screenplay by | Don Martin Richard Schayer |
Story by | L. L. Foreman |
Starring | George Montgomery Dorothy Malone |
Cinematography | Lester White |
Edited by | Buddy Small |
Music by | Irving Gertz |
Color process | Color |
Production company | World Films |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Lone Gun is a 1954 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring George Montgomery and Dorothy Malone. [1]
It was originally known as Adios My Texas. [2]
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