Western

Five Guns to Tombstone

- 'GUN DOWN THE KILLERS!" - The Bloody Day Tombstone got its name!

Billy Wade is an ex-gunslinger who is approached by his outlaw brother Matt, not long out of prison, to help him with a big-time robbery. Matt forces Billy's participation with an offer he cannot refuse, unaware that Billy is actually working on the side of the law.

Release Date : 1961-01-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Zenith Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Billy Wade

Original Name : James Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted Wade

Original Name : John Wilder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ike Garvey

Original Name : Walter Coy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matt Wade

Original Name : Robert Karnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hoke

Original Name : Joe Haworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hank

Original Name : Quintin Sondergaard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hoagie

Original Name : Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rusty Kolloway

Original Name : Jon Locke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arlene

Original Name : Della Sharman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mel Dixon

Original Name : Gregg Palmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Landon

Original Name : Willis Bouchey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Endicott

Original Name : John Eldredge

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

I sorta figure blood is thicker than good resolutions... Five Guns to Tombstone is directed by Edward L. Cahn and collectively written by Ricahrd Schayer, Jack De Witt and Arthur Orloff. It stars James Brown, Walter Coy, Robert Karness and Willis Bouchey. Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter share composing duties and Maury Gertsman provides the cinematography. Not a lot to write home about here, where the plot treads familiar ground as reformed outlaw gets roped into bad ways again, and his brother is involved in the mess that follows. As some Western fans have rightly spotted, this is a remake of Ray Nazarro's Gun Belt from 1953. Itself not a great film, it is however the one to seek out in preference to this offering. Though made in 1960 this actually feels more like a 1940s Western, where an air of serial sogginess hangs over proceedings. Cahn appears to be one of those jobbing directors who studios turned to to haul a pic in on time. Everything is competently staged, the action etc, and the landscapes pleasing, but excitement is in short supply and the finale doesn't pay off for time invested in viewing. 4/10