THE DUEL AT SILVER CREEK
DIRECTED BY DON SIEGAL
UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (UI)
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
A gang of claim jumpers is infesting the territory,
gaining ownership of undermanned mining operations through extortion...and leaving no live witnesses. But one victim, quick-drawing gambler Luke Cromwell, escapes. Meanwhille, Marshal Lightnin' Tyrone is also after the gang; recovering from one raid, he meets femme fatale Opal Lacy, who may not be healthy for him to know. When Luke, now calling himself the Silver Kid, joins forces with Marshal Tyrone, the gang had better watch out ...unless something drives a wedge between the new allies.
Written by Rod Crawford
Cast
Audie Murphy ... Luke Cromwell - The Silver Kid
Faith Domergue ... Opal Lacy
Stephen McNally ... Marshal Lightning Tyrone (as Stephen Mc.Nally)
Susan Cabot ... Jane 'Dusty' Fargo
Gerald Mohr ... Rod Lacy
Eugene Iglesias ... Johnny Sombrero
James Anderson ... Rat Face Blake (as Kyle James)
Walter Sande ... Pete Fargo
Lee Marvin ... Tinhorn Burgess
George Eldredge ... Jim Ryan - Bartender
and many more...
Directed
Don Siegel
Writing Credits
Gerald Drayson Adams ... (story)
Gerald Drayson Adams ... (screenplay) and
Joseph Hoffman ... (screenplay)
Produced
Leonard Goldstein ... producer
Ross Hunter ... associate producer (uncredited)
Music
Herman Stein ... (uncredited)
Cinematography
Irving Glassberg
Trivia
Unknown
Goofs
Continuity
During the climactic gunfight where rider Rod Lacy is himself chased on horseback by the marshal and both then dismount to continue shooting at each other, Lacy astonishingly manages to fire 11 shots from what is clearly a revolver pistol (which normally fires only 6) before an attempted 12th shot reveals it to be out of ammunition, and only then is Lacy forced to reload it - he is out of frame briefly whilst on his galloping horse (the camera cuts to the chasing marshal) but could not have conceivably re-loaded during that very short time, and at no point throughout is he shown to be carrying 2 guns.
Miscellaneous
When 'Pop' Muzik is shot, immediately as the dead body is shown, the hand is seen to be moving.
Revealing mistakes
When we first meet Marshal Lightning Tyrone and his father, the tracks of the camera dolly are clearly visible as they walk through the town's main street.
Filming Locations
Santa Susana Mountains, California, USA
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA
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