Abilene Town

Jan 11, 1946

1h 29m

★ 5.1

Ablaze with guns and guts and glory!

Overview

Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…

Genres

Western

Romance

Production Companies

Guild Productions Inc.

United Artists

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Cast

Marshall Dan Mitchell

Randolph Scott

Rita

Ann Dvorak

Sheriff Bravo Trimble

Edgar Buchanan

Sherry Balder

Rhonda Fleming

Henry Deiser

Lloyd Bridges

Big Annie

Helen Boyce

Ed Balder

Howard Freeman

Charlie Fair

Richard Hale

Jet Younger

Jack Lambert

'Cap' Ryker

Dick Curtis

George Hazelhurst

Earl Schenck

Hannaberry

Eddy Waller

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