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The Gunfight at Dodge City

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Gambler and gunman Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) rides into Dodge City, Kan., to visit his straight-arrow brother, Ed (Harry Lauter), who is hoping to defeat crooked sheriff Jim Regan (Don Haggerty) in an upcoming election. Bat purchases and renovates a rundown saloon, attracting the notice of Regan's henchmen. A shooting during the saloon's opening-night celebration causes Bat to pursue his own political vendetta against Regan and attempt to clean up the town's corruption once and for all.
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Audience Member Really good one right here. I know you like it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, May 3, 2023. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Not memorable, but I've seen worse. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A below average Western. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member So-so western about Joel McCrea as Bat Masterson, bringing justice to the titular city. It's all pretty routine, but it's reasonably entertaining and McCrea delivers one of his solid performances. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It's quite good at times, but really starts to run out of ideas by the third act which is a problem considering the film is only 80mins. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Joel McCrea was alway pretty good in his western leads, and this one is no excepton. Sadly, like here, the lower budget movies he often appeared in lacked the punchy script or story to compliment him. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Joseph M. Newman

Director

Joel McCrea

Bat Masterson

Julie Adams

Pauline Howard

John McIntire

Doc Sam Tremaine

Nancy Gates

Lily

Richard Anderson

Dave Rudabaugh
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Synopsis Gambler and gunman Bat Masterson (Joel McCrea) rides into Dodge City, Kan., to visit his straight-arrow brother, Ed (Harry Lauter), who is hoping to defeat crooked sheriff Jim Regan (Don Haggerty) in an upcoming election. Bat purchases and renovates a rundown saloon, attracting the notice of Regan's henchmen. A shooting during the saloon's opening-night celebration causes Bat to pursue his own political vendetta against Regan and attempt to clean up the town's corruption once and for all.
Director
Joseph M. Newman
Producer
Walter Mirisch
Screenwriter
Daniel Bruce, Martin Goldsmith
Production Co
The Mirisch Corporation [us]
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 21m
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