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Showdown at Abilene (1956)
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October 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
THE BLAZING STORY OF THE GREAT ABILENE RANGE WAR! (original print ad - all caps)Plot:
Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Excellent Permances Makes Showdown At Abilene An Above Average Western moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Jock Mahoney | ... | Jim Trask | |
| Martha Hyer | ... | Peggy Bigelow | |
| Lyle Bettger | ... | Dave Mosely | |
| David Janssen | ... | Deputy Verne Ward | |
| Grant Williams | ... | Chip Tomlin | |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Sheriff Dan Claudius | |
| Harry Harvey | ... | Ross Bigelow | |
| Dayton Lummis | ... | Jack Bedford | |
| Richard H. Cutting | ... | Nelson | |
| Robert G. Anderson | ... | Sprague | |
| John Maxwell | ... | Frank Scovie | |
| Lane Bradford | ... | Loop |
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This is an average western that is predictable right from the start. Excellent performances by Jock Mahoney as Jim Trask, Martha Hyer as Peggy, Lyle Beher as Dave and, a young, David Janssen as Deputy Vern Ward make Showdown At Abeline worth a look. The hired gun was played by Ted de Corsia which was the only error in casting that I could find. The town of Abilene and surrounding areas, do not match the flat lands of Kansas but otherwise, excellent photography give the film added appeal.