Frontier Gun (1958)
Directed by Paul Landres
Genres - Western |
Release Date - Oct 31, 1958 (USA - Unknown), Oct 31, 1958 (USA) |
Run Time - 70 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
3DFrontier Gun3D is another of the moderately interesting low-budget westerns turned out by 20th Century-Fox's Regal Films subsidiary in the late 1950s. John Agar plays Jim Crayle, who offers his services as voluntary marshal when crazed gunman Yubo (Robert Strauss) inaugurates a reign of terror. Unfortunately, Crayle is unable to outdraw Yubo due to a wrist injury, leading the townsfolk to assume that their new marshal is yellow. Only when his argument with Yubo becomes personal does Crayle truly rise to the occasion. John Agar does his best in an unsually cerebral role, but his passive character-and characterization-works against the film's suspense.
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bad-guy, drawing [art], father, frontier, good-guy, gunfighter, head [body part], injury, justice, killing, lawman, marshal, outlaw [Western], sheriff, town, volunteer, weapons