The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun
Film poster
Directed by	Ray Nazarro
Screenplay by	Don Martin Richard Schayer
Story by	L. L. Foreman
Starring	George Montgomery Dorothy Malone
Cinematography	Lester White
Edited by	Buddy Small
Music by	Irving Gertz
Color process	Color
Production company	World Films
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	April 25, 1954 (1954-04-25)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lone Gun is a 1954 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring George Montgomery and Dorothy Malone.^[1]

It was originally known as Adios My Texas.^[2]

Plot[]

After he drifts into town with Fairweather, a card-playing partner, Cruze accepts a job as town marshal and takes on the corrupt Moran brothers, cattle rustlers who are cheating rancher Charlotte Downing and her brother Cass. Cruze had previously been a lawman in another town but when the townspeople turned its back on him and refused to help out in his hour of need, Cruze vowed to never wear another badge. The same thing seems to happen in his new job until he discovers that Fairweather is not a "fair weather friend".

Cast[]

George Montgomery as Cruze
Dorothy Malone as Charlotte Downing
Frank Faylen as Fairweather
Neville Brand as Tray Moran
Skip Homeier as Cass Downing
Douglas Kennedy as Gad Moran
Douglas Fowley as Bartender
Fay Roope as Mayor Booth
Robert Wilke as Hort Moran

References[]

^ The Lone Gun at the TCM Movie Database
^ Hopper, Hedda (October 31, 1953). "Looking at Hollywood: Dorothy Malone's Career in Films on Upgrade". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.

External links[]

The Lone Gun at IMDb
The Lone Gun at the TCM Movie Database

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