Warlock

Warlock

Wherever you've been ... Whatever you've seen ... You've never run into anything like Warlock.

NR 1959 · 122 min · ★ 6.8 · Western

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk · Written by Robert Alan Aurthur

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Richard Widmark Johnny Gannon
Henry Fonda Clay Blaisedell
Anthony Quinn Tom Morgan
Dorothy Malone Lily Dollar
Dolores Michaels Jessie Marlow
Wallace Ford Judge Holloway
Tom Drake Abe McQuown
Richard Arlen Bacon
DeForest Kelley Curley Burne
Regis Toomey Skinner
Vaughn Taylor Henry Richardson
Don Beddoe Doctor Wagner

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