Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die
1942 film
- June 13, 1942 (1942-06-13)
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Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die is a 1942 American Western film about the Gunfight at the OK Corral.[1][2][3] It is directed by William McGann and stars Richard Dix as Wyatt Earp, Kent Taylor as Doc Holliday and Edgar Buchanan as Curly Bill Brocious. The supporting cast features Rex Bell as Virgil Earp and Victor Jory as Ike Clanton.
Plot
Set in the legendary town of Tombstone, Arizona, the plot centers on former gunslinger Wyatt Earp, who helps the sheriff round up criminals. Earp becomes a lawman after he sees an outlaw accidentally kill a child during a showdown. Earp's brothers and Doc Holliday help him take on the outlaw and his gang. More trouble ensues when the sheriff becomes involved with the gang. Earp manages to get them on robbery charges and the situation finally culminates at the infamous O.K. Corral.
Cast
- Richard Dix as Wyatt Earp
- Kent Taylor as Doc Holliday
- Edgar Buchanan as Curly Bill Brocious
- Frances Gifford as Ruth Grant
- Don Castle as Johnny Duane
- Clem Bevans as Tadpole Foster
- Victor Jory as Ike Clanton
- Rex Bell as Virgil Earp
- Harvey Stephens as Morgan Earp
- Hal Taliaferro as Dick Mason
- Wallis Clark as Ed Schieffelin
- Donald Curtis as Phineas Clanton
- Dick Curtis as Frank McLowery
- Paul Sutton as Tom McLowery
- Charles Middleton as 1st Mayor
- Charles Stevens as Indian Charley
- Jack Rockwell as Bob Paul
- Chris-Pin Martin as Chris
- James Ferrara as Billy Clanton
- Charles Halton as Mayor Dan Crane
- Spencer Charters as Judge Fred Horgan
- Emmett Vogan as Editor John Clum (uncredited)
Reference
- ^ Blake, Michael F. (January 28, 2015). Hollywood and the O.K. Corral: Portrayals of the Gunfight and Wyatt Earp. McFarland. pp. 48–60. ISBN 978-1-4766-0677-4.
- ^ Boggs, Johnny D. (November 15, 2019). The American West on Film. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 191–192. ISBN 978-1-4408-6677-7.
- ^ Britz, Kevin; Nichols, Roger L. (August 23, 2018). Tombstone, Deadwood, and Dodge City: Re-creating the Frontier West. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-6204-1.
External links
- Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die at IMDb
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Films directed by William C. McGann
- On the Border (1930)
- I Like Your Nerve (1931)
- Her Night Out (1932)
- Murder on the Second Floor (1932)
- A Voice Said Goodnight (1932)
- Illegal (1932)
- The Silver Greyhound (1932)
- Little Fella (1933)
- Man of Iron (1935)
- Maybe It's Love (1935)
- A Night at the Ritz (1935)
- Two Against the World (1936)
- Brides Are Like That (1936)
- Hot Money (1936)
- Times Square Playboy (1936)
- Polo Joe (1936)
- Freshman Love (1936)
- Sh! The Octopus (1937)
- Alcatraz Island (1937)
- Marry the Girl (1937)
- Penrod and Sam (1937)
- Girls on Probation (1938)
- Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
- When Were You Born (1938)
- Everybody's Hobby (1939)
- Blackwell's Island (1939)
- Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
- Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
- Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
- Wolf of New York (1940)
- The Parson of Panamint (1941)
- A Shot in the Dark (1941)
- Highway West (1941)
- We Go Fast (1941)
- American Empire (1942)
- In Old California (1942)
- Tombstone (1942)
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