Decision at Sundown

"At last the search was over..."

Oct 31 1957 Approved 1h 17m
Western

A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

Plot

Bart Allison arrives in Sundown planning to kill Tate Kimbrough. Three years earlier he believed Kimbrough was responsible for the death of his wife. He finds Kimbrough and warns him he is going to kill him but gets pinned down in the livery stable with his friend Sam by Kimbrough's stooge Sheriff and his men. When Sam is shot in the back after being told he could leave safely, some of the townsmen change sides and disarm the Sheriff's men forcing him to face Allison alone. Taking care of the Sheriff, Allison injures his gun hand and must now face Kimbrough left-handed.

Written by

Charles Lang, Vernon L. Fluharty

Directed by

Budd Boetticher

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Scott-Brown Productions, Producers-Actors Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
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3,701
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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