Showdown at Abilene

"The blazing story of the great Abilene range war!"

Oct 1 1956 Approved 1h 20m
Romance, Western

Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him.

Plot

Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave Mosely is now engaged to Trask's former sweetheart and is one of the cattlemen increasingly feuding with the original farmers. Trask is persuaded to take up as sheriff again but there is something about the death of Mosely's brother in the Civil War that is haunting him.

Written by

Berne Giler, Clarence Upson Young

Directed by

Charles F. Haas

Cast

Jock Mahoney, Martha Hyer, Lyle Bettger

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
399
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA