Badman's Country (1958)

INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
Pat Garrett arrives in Abilene where he catches five of Butch Cassidy's gang.
He calls in Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson and they learn there is a half million dollar
shipment of money arriving by train and Cassidy is amassing enough men to take it.
They also realize he has tapped the telegraph line and they send a false message
saying the money is already in the Abilene bank.
But the townspeople not only refuse to fight but they release the prisoners
trying to avoid a gungight in their town.
Written by Maurice VanAuken

Cast
George Montgomery ... Pat Garrett
Neville Brand ... Butch Cassidy
Buster Crabbe ... Wyatt Earp
Karin Booth ... Lorna Pardee
Gregory Walcott ... Bat Masterson
Malcolm Atterbury ... Buffalo Bill Cody
Russell Johnson ... Sundance
Richard Devon ... Harvey Logan
Morris Ankrum ... Mayor Coleman
Dan Riss ... Marshal McAfee

Writing Credits
Orville H. Hampton ... (writer)

Produced
Robert E. Kent ... producer

Music
Irving Gertz

Cinematography
Benjamin H. Kline

Trivia
Released after director Fred Sears' death.

Goofs
Factual errors
Although the plot has well-known actual western figures Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp,
Bat Masterson and Buffalo Bill fighting Butch Cassidy's gang,
in reality by the time Cassidy had gathered his now-famous Hole-in-the-Wall Gang,
Garrett was dead, Buffalo Bill was touring in his Wild West show,
Earp was prospecting for gold in Alaska and Masterson was a sportswriter
for a newspaper in New York City.

When the wounded marshal sees a gunman about to kill Buffalo Bill,
he fires his shotgun at him.
However, the sound that comes out - obviously added in during post-production
is that of a pistol.

Memorable Quotes

Filming Locations
Monogram Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Badman's Country is a 1958 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears
and written by Orville H. Hampton.
The film stars George Montgomery, Neville Brand, Buster Crabbe, Karin Booth,
Gregory Walcott and Malcolm Atterbury.
The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 2, 1958.

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User Review

Abilene Agony.
6 April 2014 | by Spikeopath (United Kingdom)

Quote from spike

It's a veritable feast of Wild West heroes and villains,

a fanciful tale where the likes of Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill Cody
convene in a sprouting Abilene to do battle with the scuzzy likes of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
The locals are restless, though, because the presence of the tough lawmen makes them uneasy,
they fear that town will soon be over run with blood…

Directed by Fred F. Sears and starring George Montgomery, Neville Brand,
Buster Crabbe and Karin Booth, it's a compact Oater that spends a good portion of the film
introducing the key players, which inevitably sets up the finale.
Which thankfully is well worth the wait as it features a mother of a shoot-out,
splendidly played out amongst burning barricades and bullets galore.
A black and white production that clocks in at a brisk running time of an hour and ten minutes,
it is a pic that never has chance to outstay its welcome,
whilst being in the company of Brand and Montgomery is enjoyable for the duration.
Not essential viewing for Western buffs, but a fun time assured regardless. 6.5/10

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