Showdown in Abilene between lawmen Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Butch Cassidy's gang over a large shipment of money arriving by train.Showdown in Abilene between lawmen Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Butch Cassidy's gang over a large shipment of money arriving by train.Showdown in Abilene between lawmen Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Butch Cassidy's gang over a large shipment of money arriving by train.
The Mellowmen Quartet
- Saloon Singers
- (as The Mellowmen)
John Barton
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Martin Benedict
- Young Boy
- (uncredited)
William Bryant
- Roy Pardee
- (uncredited)
Jack Carol
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Gang Member
- (uncredited)
Steve Drexel
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaReleased after director Fred Sears' death.
- GoofsWhen the wounded marshal sees a gunman about to kill Buffalo Bill, he fires his shotgun at him. However, the sound that comes out - obviously added in during post-production - is that of a pistol.
- Quotes
Lorna Pardee: I saw it today, Pat. Even without your badge, you were the lawman. You took over.
Featured review
Fantasy about some of the west's greatest heroes going up against the worst outlaw band ever.
Talk about wish fulfillment! Badman's Country appeared on screen at just about the time when B westerns were disappearing owing to TV, which had already lionized Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian) and Bat Masterson (Alan Dinehart and, later, Gene Barry) and would shortly do so for Pat Garrett (Barry Sullivan). Here, all three (played by different performers, of course) are collected together (along with an aging Buffalo Bill, who apparently deserted his Wild West show to join in this gunfight) to find Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and The Wild Bunch. The simple fact that none of this is in any way historical (other than the characters' names) hardly dims the modest fun of a solid B western with a grand slam shoot-out finale. Incidentally, Neville Brand, who plays Butch here, also did the role as the lead in The Three Outlaws, which I'll bet you anything William Goldman saw before he wrote his famous 1969 movie on the subject! Buster Crabbe, in one of his final roles, makes for an intriguing Wyatt Earp. This might be considered something of an apotheosis of all the B western scenarios coming together for the low-budget predecessor to How the West Was Won. Great fun, of a certain sort, and never a dull moment.
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- dougbrode
- Mar 12, 2006
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- Gun Trap at Abilene
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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