WICHITA
DIRECTED BY JACQUES TOURNEUR
PRODUCED BY RICHARD V. HEERMANCE/ WALTER MIRISCH
ALLIED ARTISTS PICTURES
Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas
Information from IMDb
Plot Summary
Ex-Buffalo Hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp
arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas.
His skill as a gunfighter make him a perfect candidate for Marshal
but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated
to bring law and order to this wild town.
Written by Losman
Full Cast
Joel McCrea ... Wyatt Earp
Vera Miles ... Laurie McCoy
Lloyd Bridges ... Gyp Clements
Wallace Ford ... Arthur Whiteside
Edgar Buchanan ... Doc Black
Peter Graves ... Morgan
Keith Larsen ... Bat Masterson
Carl Benton Reid ... Mayor Andrew Hope
John Smith ... Jim
Walter Coy ... Sam McCoy
Robert J. Wilke ... Ben Thompson (as Robert Wilke)
Jack Elam ... Al
Mae Clarke ... Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McCoy
Walter Sande ... Clint Wallace
Gertrude Astor ... Townswoman (uncredited)
Rayford Barnes ... Hal Clements (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Barfly / Lookout (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson ... Townswoman (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley ... John Stanton, Town Councilman (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson ... Robber #3 (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard ... Man in Saloon (uncredited)
William Newell ... Bartender (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah ... Bank Teller (uncredited)
Robert Swan ... Robber #2 (uncredited)
Gene Wesson ... First Robber (uncredited)
Henry Wills ... Cowpuncher (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Sr. ... Cowpuncher (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Daniel B. Ullman (story and screenplay)
Original Music
Hans J. Salter
Cinematography
Harold Lipstein
Trivia
Sam Peckinpah, plays a bit part as a bank teller in this picture
Tex Ritter sings a nice title song over the credits.
Filming Locations
Santa Clarita, California, USA
California, USA
Melody Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
Monogram/Allied Artists Studios - 1725 Fleming Street, Los Angeles, California, USA