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Showdown at Abilene (1956)

NR · 1956-10-01 · 1h 20m · EN
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The blazing story of the great Abilene range war!

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.

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Charles F. HaasDirector

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Jock MahoneyJock MahoneyJim TraskMartha HyerMartha HyerPeggy BigelowLyle BettgerLyle BettgerDave MoselyDavid JanssenDavid JanssenVerne WardGrant WilliamsGrant WilliamsChip TomlinTed de CorsiaTed de CorsiaDan ClaudiusHarry HarveyHarry HarveyRoss Bigelow (as Harry Harvey Sr.)Dayton LummisDayton LummisJack BedfordRichard H. CuttingRichard H. CuttingNelsonRobert AndersonRobert AndersonSprague (as Robert G. Anderson)John MaxwellJohn MaxwellFrank ScovieLane BradfordLane BradfordLoop

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SheriffSaloonRange warDance hall girl

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Genre affinityWesternTheme affinitySheriff · Saloon · Range WarPacingShortEmotional intensityRange WarDirector preference477176Actor preference285662 · 163171 · 367425

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What is Showdown at Abilene about?

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.

How long is Showdown at Abilene?

Showdown at Abilene has a runtime of 80 minutes.