Forty Guns

Sep 10, 1957

1h 20m

★ 6.5

The Taming of the Arizona Territory!

Overview

An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both have itchy-fingered brothers, a female gunman enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.

Genres

Western

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Globe Enterprises

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Cast

Jessica Drummond

Barbara Stanwyck

Griff Bonell

Barry Sullivan

Sheriff Ned Logan

Dean Jagger

Brockie Drummond

John Ericson

Wes Bonell

Gene Barry

Chico Bonell

Robert Dix

Barney Cashman

Jidge Carroll

Judge Macy

Paul Dubov

Shotgun Spanger

Gerald Milton

Rio

Ziva Rodann

Marshal John Chisum

Hank Worden

Wiley

Neyle Morrow

Eddie Dean is a Cattlemen's Association agent investigating a serious rash of rustlings along with sidekicks Soapy (Roscoe Ates) and Waco (Lee Bennett. The latter bears a striking resemblance to Lawrence ranch foreman Bert Ford (also Bennett), who has been the target of several assassination attempts. Rancher Lawrence (Lee Roberts) and Eddie decide that Waco shall impersonate Ford, who is hiding out in a hotel room.

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Montana Desperado

Jun 17, 1951

The story concerns a fierce struggle over water rights. Complicating the plot is the presence of a masked desperado who is systematically killing off local ranchers.