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Douglas Heyes (story)
Douglas Heyes (screenplay)
Release Date:
1 December 1954 (USA) more
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Toughest of All Lawmen! more
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Dodge City Sheriff Bat Masterson (George Montgomery) is out to prove that a group of cattlemen have... more | add synopsis
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James Griffiths as Doc Holliday Steals the Show more (2 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | George Montgomery | ... | Bat Masterson |
 | Nancy Gates | ... | Amy Merrick |
| James Griffith | ... | Doc Holliday |
| Jean Willes | ... | Dallas Corey |
| Benny Rubin | ... | Coroner |
| William Henry | ... | Charlie Fry (as William A. Henry) |
| David Bruce | ... | Clay Bennett |
| Bruce Cowling | ... | Wyatt Earp |
| Gregg Barton | ... | Sutton |
| Donald Murphy | ... | Virgil Earp |
| Gregg Martell | ... | Mitch |
| Sandy Sanders | ... | Tyler |
| Jay Silverheels | ... | Yellow Hawk |
| John Maxwell | ... | Merrick |
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73 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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USA:Approved (PCA #17050) | West Germany:12 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
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Even though the title is Masterson of Kansas, It's James Griffiths' Doc Holiday who's the most interesting character. His quiet, cultured manner radiates more deadliness than the generic Western manner of Montgomery's Masterson. Griffith was a good character actor who was worthy of better movies.
The problem with the Masterson of this movie is that the real Masterson was a bit of a dandy (more like Gene Barry's TV version) whereas here he's no different than Wyatt Earp.
Of the three 'good guys' Holiday, Masterson and Earp, Holdiay seems the most intelligent. Masterson knowingly takes on about 8 bad guys who are waiting for him and almost gets killed but for Holiday's intervention. Earp's attempt to face down a lynch mob lasts about 5 seconds when he gets knocked unconscious by a well thrown rock. That would never have happened to Burt Lancaster! Unfortunately for the viewer, the bad guys are not menacing enough and waste time with elaborate plotting. Makes you long for Lee Marvin or Leo Gordon.