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The Lone Gun

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Plot

Cruze arrives in town and when he stands up to the three Moran brothers, he gets appointed Marshal. First the brothers kill a rancher while framing another man. But when the jailer is murdered, Cruze gets evidence the Morans did it. He tries to raise a posse to chase them down but the townsmen refuse to go. So he rides off by himself to face the three of them.

Cast

Dorothy Malone as Charlotte Downing
Dorothy Malone

as Charlotte Downing

Frank Faylen as Fairweather
Frank Faylen

as Fairweather

Neville Brand as Tray Moran
Neville Brand

as Tray Moran

Skip Homeier as Cass Downing
Skip Homeier

as Cass Downing

Douglas Kennedy as Gad Moran
Douglas Kennedy

as Gad Moran

Douglas Fowley as Bartender
Douglas Fowley

as Bartender

Fay Roope as Mayor Booth
Fay Roope

as Mayor Booth

Robert J. Wilke as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)
Robert J. Wilke

as Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)

Chuck Roberson as Luke (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson

as Luke (uncredited)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • April 25, 1954

Production Companies

  • Edward Small Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.27 hrs

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Cruze Missile and the Three of Spades. The Lone Gun is directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Don Martin, Richard Schayer and L. L. Freeman. It stars George Montgomery, Dorothy Malone, Neville Brand, Frank Faylen, Skip Homeier, Robert Wilke, Douglas Kennedy and Fay Roope. Music is by Irving Getz and cinematography by Lester White (color by Color Corporation of America). "The history of any …

This is one of those entirely unremarkable westerns that screams out for a second-stringer to bring it to life. As it is, it tells the tale of “Cruze” (George Montgomery) who arrives in a town being terrorised by the three “Moran” brothers. He quickly regrets his involvement after he agrees to be their marshal only to discover that the place is full of spineless wonders, and even when he manages …