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Showdown at Abilene
The blazing story of the great Abilene range war!
Genres
Western
Overview
Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1956-10-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
5.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jock Mahoney
Jim Trask
Martha Hyer
Peggy Bigelow
Lyle Bettger
Dave Mosely
David Janssen
Verne Ward
Grant Williams
Chip Tomlin
Ted de Corsia
Dan Claudius
Harry Harvey
Ross Bigelow (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
Dayton Lummis
Jack Bedford
Richard H. Cutting
Nelson
Robert Anderson
Sprague (as Robert G. Anderson)
John Maxwell
Frank Scovie
Lane Bradford
Loop
Chuck Hayward
Roughneck (uncredited)
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