A Lust to Kill
1958 film
- August 1, 1958 (1958-08-01)
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A Lust to Kill is a 1958 American Western film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Jim Davis, Don Megowan, and Allison Hayes.[2] The film is also known as Lust to Kill, A Time to Kill, and Border Lust.
Plot
Cowboy Cheney Holland (Don Megowan) and his brother Luke rob of a load of rifles but later are abandoned by the rest of their gang. The pursuing lawmen, including their former friend Marshal Matt Gordon (Jim Davis), chase the brothers, eventually killing Luke and apprehending Cheney. With his girlfriend Sherri (Allison Hayes) on his side, Cheney Holland escapes and seeks to avenge his younger brother. While Holland chases his previous gang of criminals led by Isaac Stansil (Gerald Milton), Holland is himself pursued by the stubborn Marshal Gordon. Holland eventually catches up with Stancil, killing him. Meanwhile, Gordon apprehends Sherry and uses her to lure Holland; the two meet in a dramatic showdown, and Holland is killed.
Cast
- Jim Davis as Matt Gordon
- Don Megowan as Cheney Holland[3]
- Allison Hayes as Sherry
- Gerald Milton as Isaac Stancil
- Tom Hubbard as Kane Guthrie
- Claire Carleton as Minny
- John Holland as McKenzie
- Rickie Sorensen as Jeff
- James Maloney as Stockton
- Robert Williams as Glover
- Fred Sherman as Baxter
- Tony Turner as Laurie
- Sandra Giles as Belle[4]
References
- ^ "Lust to Kill (1958)". Letterboxd. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2006). Obituaries in the performing arts, 2005: film, television, radio, theatre, dance, music, cartoons and pop culture. McFarland & Company. p. 318. ISBN 978-0-7864-2489-4. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Freese, Gene (October 5, 2017). Classic Movie Fight Scenes: 75 Years of Bare Knuckle Brawls, 1914-1989. McFarland. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-4766-6943-4. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Koper, Richard (March 31, 2010). Fifties Blondes: Sexbombs, Sirens, Bad Girls and Teen Queens. BearManor Media. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-59393-521-4. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
External links
- A Lust to Kill at IMDb
- A Lust to Kill at the TCM Movie Database
- A Lust to Kill at AllMovie
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Films directed by Oliver Drake
- The Texas Tornado (1932)
- Today I Hang (1942)
- Trail of Terror (1943)
- West of Texas (1943)
- Fighting Valley (1943)
- Border Buckaroos (1943)
- Saddle Serenade (1945)
- Springtime in Texas (1945)
- The Lonesome Trail (1945)
- Riders of the Dawn (1945)
- Ginger (1946)
- Moon Over Montana (1946)
- Song of the Sierras (1946)
- West of the Alamo (1946)
- Trail to Mexico (1946)
- Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947)
- Deadline (1948)
- Fighting Mustang (1948)
- Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948)
- Across the Rio Grande (1949)
- Brand of Fear (1949)
- Lawless Code (1949)
- Roaring Westward (1949)
- Battling Marshal (1950)
- The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)
- Outlaw Treasure (1955)
- A Lust to Kill (1958)
