The Showdown (1950)

  • NR
  • 08/15/1950 (US)
  • Mystery, Western
  • 1h 26m

SWORN TO KILL A MAN HE'D NEVER SEEN!

Overview

Shadrach Jones, ex-Texas State Policeman, has the ruthless determination to find and kill the man who shot his brother in the back and stole the money with which he was to buy a ranch for the two of them. At the saloon-hotel run by Adelaide, Shadrach is convinced that one of the cowhands on the Captain McKellar cattle drive to Montana is his man. He takes the job of trail-herd boss to find the killer. McKellar preaches to Jones that he should forget revenge and let the law of retribution take care of the killer. Shadrach's hard driving of the men and his hunt for the killer makes him bitterly hated, and his retribution quest ends in a manner he did not anticipated.

Stuart E. McGowan

Director, Screenplay

Dorrell McGowan

Director, Screenplay

Richard Wormser

Story

Dan Gordon

Story

Cast

Bill Elliott's headshot

Bill Elliott

Shadrach Jones
Walter Brennan's headshot

Walter Brennan

Cap MacKellar
Marie Windsor's headshot

Marie Windsor

Adelaide
Harry Morgan's headshot

Harry Morgan

Rod Main
Rhys Williams's headshot

Rhys Williams

Chokecherry
Jim Davis's headshot

Jim Davis

Cochran
William Ching's headshot

William Ching

Mike Shattay
Nacho Galindo's headshot

Nacho Galindo

Gonzales

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