This Is the West That Was (1974)
Directed by Fielder Cook
Genres - Western |
Sub-Genres - Hybrid Western |
Run Time - 74 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The lighthearted title of this made-for-TV film deftly sets the mood for the 74 minutes to follow. Ben Murphy stars as a rogueish Wild Bill Hickok, carrying on with an incongruously glamorous Calamity Jane (Kim Darby). Amidst the gambling and lovemaking, Will Bill must fend off a gang of vengeful gunslingers. This being a Roy Huggins production, we shouldn't be amazed that Rockford Files regular Stuart Margolin shows up as "Blind Pete". Also starring Jane Alexander (who'd later play Calamity Jane herself) and Tony Franciosa, This is the West That Was premiered December 17, 1974.
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bad-guy, cowboy, family-feud, feud, good-guy, gunfighter
