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Wichita (1955)

Wichita (1955)

Western

THE TRUE SAVAGE STORY OF WYATT EARP!

Release Date: 1955, July 3
Directors: Jacques Tourneur
Countries: United States of America
Production: Allied Artists Pictures, Allied Artists Pictures
Cast: Frank Hagney, Chet Brandenburg, Franklyn Farnum, Vera Miles, Robert Swan, Jack Elam, Wallace Ford, Jack Kenny, Joe Brooks, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Henry Wills

Overview:

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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