Wichita (1955)
1h 21m
Running Time
July 3, 1955Release Date
Plot.
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes 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.
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Cast & Crew.
Joel McCrea
Wyatt Earp
Vera Miles
Laurie McCoy
Lloyd Bridges
Gyp Clements
Wallace Ford
Arthur Whiteside
Edgar Buchanan
Doc Black
Peter Graves
Morgan Earp
Keith Larsen
Bat Masterson
Carl Benton Reid
Mayor Andrew Hope
John Smith
Jim Earp
Walter Coy
Sam McCoy
Robert J. Wilke
Ben Thompson
Jack Elam
Al
Mae Clarke
Mrs. McCoy
Walter Sande
Clint Wallace
Robert Anderson
Bank Robber (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Saloon Madam (uncredited)
Rayford Barnes
Hal Clements (uncredited)
John Bose
Townsman (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
Townsman (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Townsman (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
Townsman (uncredited)
Bill Clark
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
Bill Coontz
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
Barfly (uncredited)
Jean Dean
Townswoman (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Proprietor (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Townsman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Townsman (uncredited)
Leonard P. Geer
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
Signe Hack
Townswoman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Barfly / Lookout (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
Mrs. Jackson (Michael's Mother) (uncredited)
George Huggins
Townsman (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Barfly (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
John Stanton (uncredited)
Chester Jones
William (uncredited)
Ray Jones
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Townsman (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
Robber #3 (uncredited)
Kathy Marlowe
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Townsman (uncredited)
Jody McCrea
Gunman (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Townsman (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Bartender (uncredited)
Anna Navarro
Girl (uncredited)
William Newell
Bartender (uncredited)
Jimmy Noel
Barfly (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Ford Raymond
Townsman (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Townsman (uncredited)
Alex Sharp
Cowpuncher (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Marshal Billy Smith (uncredited)
Robert Swan
Robber #2 (uncredited)
Adele Taylor
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Tennant
Mrs. Stanton (uncredited)
Coleen Vico
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 3, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
wyatt earp
cattle
marshal
saloon
gunfight
moral courage
wild west
gunfighter
wichita kansas
small western town
gun shooting
hired gun
drunkenness
alcohol problems
gun control
town marshal
boom town
cattlemen
origin story
civil unrest
driveby shooting
accidental shooting
commerce without conscience
cowboys
no guns in the bar
drunk men
law and order
wichita
gun ban
child killed by gun
Wiki.
Wichita is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Joel McCrea as Wyatt Earp. The film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Outdoor Drama. The supporting cast features Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Edgar Buchanan, Peter Graves, Jack Elam and Mae Clarke. The film's premiere was held in Wichita, Kansas, at The Wichita Theatre, 310 East Douglas, with the stars in attendance. Vera Miles had been Miss Kansas in 1948 and was third runner up in the Miss America pageant. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded the film with "Best Picture - Outdoor Drama" in 1955.
It was mostly filmed in California, including in Thousand Oaks, CA.
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