Cult hero Samuel Fuller wrote and directed this visually inventive western, which didn't fare well with American audiences but earned a potent reputation with European cineastes. Jessica Drummond (Barbara Stanwyck) is a despotic landowner who, with a posse of hired guns, has made herself the law of Cochise County, Arizona, with the weak-willed sheriff Ned Logan (Dean Jagger) knuckling under to her demands. One day, Griff Bonnell (Barry Sullivan), a one-time gunfighter turned United States Marshall, arrives with his brothers Wes (Gene Barry) and Chico (Robert Dix) to restore democratic law and order to Cochise County. Griff soon tangles with Drummond's brother Brockie (John Ericson), though Jessica is attracted to the new lawman, and Griff finds love with female gunsmith Louvenia Spangler (Eve Brent). Griff and Louvenia marry, but on their wedding day, Brockie murders Wes, and Griff, who takes pride in the fact that he has never fired his gun since becoming a marshal, must now break his vow of non-violence.
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Cast & Crew
Barbara Stanwyck Jessica Drummond
Barry Sullivan Griff Bonnell
Dean Jagger Ned Logan
John Ericson Brockie Drummond
Gene Barry Wes Bonnell
Eve Brent Louvenia Spangler
Robert Dix Chico Bonnell
Eddie Parks Sexton
Jack "Judge" Carroll Bamey Cashman
Sandra Wirth Chico's Girl
Paul Dubov Judge Macey
Gerald Milton Shotgun Spangler
Ziva Rodann Rio
Hank Worden John Chisum
Neyle Morrow Wiley
Chuck Roberson Howard Swain
Chuck Hayward Charlie Savage
Technical Credits
Samuel Fuller Director,Producer,Screenwriter
L.B. Abbott Special Effects
Harold Adamson Songwriter
Chester L. Bayhi Set Decoration/Design
Joseph Biroc Cinematographer
Norman Breedlove Special Effects
Linwood G. Dunn Special Effects
Gene Fowler Editor
Harold E. Knox Asst. Director
Charles LeMaire Costumes/Costume Designer
Harry M. Leonard Sound/Sound Designer
William Magginetti Production Manager
John Mansbridge Art Director
Leah Rhodes Costumes/Costume Designer
Robert J. Schiffer Makeup
Walter Scott Set Decoration/Design
Jean L. Speak Sound/Sound Designer
Harry Sukman Score Composer,Songwriter
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