The Wild Westerners

The Wild Westerners

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1962 · 75 min · ★ 7.2 · Western

Sheriff Plummer and his men are using their badges to easily rob gold shipments and kill the drivers. Marshal McDowell and his men are looking for the killers. They catch one who is murdered to keep from talking but his killer is identified as Plummer's Deputy. Plummer is still not suspected when McDowell's wife is kidnaped and the outlaws demand the big gold shipment be sent unguarded. So McDowell heads out alone to face the gang with a load of gunpowder instead of gold and only a few trusted Deputies nearby.

Directed by Oscar Rudolph · Written by Gerald Drayson Adams

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James Philbrook Jim McDowell
Nancy Kovack Rose Sharon
Duane Eddy Clint Fallon
Guy Mitchell Johnny Silver
Hugh Sanders Reuben Bernard
Elizabeth MacRae Crystal Plummer
Marshall Reed Henry Plummer
Nestor Paiva John Bullard
Harry Lauter Jud Gotch
Bob Steele Casey Banner
Lisa Burkett Yellow Moon
Terry Frost Ashley Cartwright

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