The Lone Gun

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The Lone Gun
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Directed by Ray Nazarro
Screenplay byDon Martin
Richard Schayer
Story byL. L. Foreman
Starring George Montgomery
Dorothy Malone
Cinematography Lester White
Edited byBuddy Small
Music by Irving Gertz
Color processColor
Production
company
World Films
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • April 25, 1954 (1954-04-25)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Lone Gun is a 1954 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring George Montgomery and Dorothy Malone. [1]

Contents

It was originally known as Adios My Texas. [2]

Plot

After he drifts into town with Fairweather, a card-playing partner, Cruze accepts a job as town marshal and takes on the corrupt Moran brothers, cattle rustlers who are cheating rancher Charlotte Downing and her brother Cass. Cruze had previously been a lawman in another town but when the townspeople turned its back on him and refused to help out in his hour of need, Cruze vowed to never wear another badge. The same thing seems to happen in his new job until he discovers that Fairweather is not a "fair weather friend".

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References

  1. The Lone Gun at the TCM Movie Database
  2. Hopper, Hedda (October 31, 1953). "Looking at Hollywood: Dorothy Malone's Career in Films on Upgrade". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.