Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die
Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William C. McGann
Written by	Albert S. Le Vino (screenplay); Edward E. Paramore Jr. (screenplay); Charles Reisner (story); Dean Riesner (story)
Based on	Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest (1927), by Walter Noble Burns
Produced by	Harry Sherman
Starring	Richard Dix; Kent Taylor; Edgar Buchanan; Frances Gifford; Don Castle; Rex Bell
Edited by	Carroll Lewis; Sherman A. Rose
Music by	Gerard Carbonara
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 13, 1942;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die is a 1942 American Western film about the Gunfight at the OK Corral.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is directed by William McGann and stars Richard Dix as Wyatt Earp, Kent Taylor as Doc Holliday and Edgar Buchanan as Curly Bill Brocious. The supporting cast features Rex Bell as Virgil Earp and Victor Jory as Ike Clanton.

Plot

Set in the legendary town of Tombstone, Arizona, the plot centers on former gunslinger Wyatt Earp, who helps the sheriff round up criminals. Earp becomes a lawman after he sees an outlaw accidentally kill a child during a showdown. Earp's brothers and Doc Holliday help him take on the outlaw and his gang. More trouble ensues when the sheriff becomes involved with the gang. Earp manages to get them on robbery charges and the situation finally culminates at the infamous O.K. Corral.

Cast

Richard Dix as Wyatt Earp
Kent Taylor as Doc Holliday
Edgar Buchanan as Curly Bill Brocious
Frances Gifford as Ruth Grant
Don Castle as Johnny Duane
Clem Bevans as Tadpole Foster
Victor Jory as Ike Clanton
Rex Bell as Virgil Earp
Harvey Stephens as Morgan Earp
Hal Taliaferro as Dick Mason
Wallis Clark as Ed Schieffelin
Donald Curtis as Phineas Clanton
Dick Curtis as Frank McLowery
Paul Sutton as Tom McLowery
Charles Middleton as 1st Mayor
Charles Stevens as Indian Charley
Jack Rockwell as Bob Paul
Chris-Pin Martin as Chris
James Ferrara as Billy Clanton
Charles Halton as Mayor Dan Crane
Spencer Charters as Judge Fred Horgan
Emmett Vogan as Editor John Clum (uncredited)

References

^ Blake, Michael F. (January 28, 2015). Hollywood and the O.K. Corral: Portrayals of the Gunfight and Wyatt Earp. McFarland. pp. 48–60. ISBN 978-1-4766-0677-4.
^ Boggs, Johnny D. (November 15, 2019). The American West on Film. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 191–192. ISBN 978-1-4408-6677-7.
^ Britz, Kevin; Nichols, Roger L. (August 23, 2018). Tombstone, Deadwood, and Dodge City: Re-creating the Frontier West. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-6204-1.

External links

Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die at IMDb

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[1] Blake, Michael F. (January 28, 2015). Hollywood and the O.K. Corral: Portrayals of the Gunfight and Wyatt Earp. McFarland. pp. 48–60. ISBN 978-1-4766-0677-4.

[2] Boggs, Johnny D. (November 15, 2019). The American West on Film. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 191–192. ISBN 978-1-4408-6677-7.

[3] Britz, Kevin; Nichols, Roger L. (August 23, 2018). Tombstone, Deadwood, and Dodge City: Re-creating the Frontier West. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-6204-1.

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