Gun Belt (film)
Gun Belt is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring George Montgomery and Tab Hunter.[1]
| Gun Belt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ray Nazarro |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
| Screenplay by | Jack Dewitt Richard Schayer |
| Story by | Arthur E. Orloff |
| Starring | George Montgomery Tab Hunter |
| Music by | Irving Gertz |
| Cinematography | W. Howard Greene |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
Production company | Global Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A former outlaw, Billy Ringo, clashes with his old gang.[2][3] Ringo decides to hang up his guns, buy a ranch, wed Arlene Reach (Helen Westcott), and let his nephew Chip Ringo live with them. Chip’s father Matt Ringo (John Dehner) is serving a prison sentence, and Billy is determined to keep Chip off the outlaw trail. Billy is trying to keep on the straight and narrow, too, but three other outlaws - Dixon, Hollaway, and Hoke - frame him into pulling a bank robbery with them.
Pretending to side with them, after accidentally killing Matt, Ringo informs Marshal Wyatt Earp of the gang's plan to rob a Wells Fargo express wagon. A gunfight ensues at the robbery, the three outlaws are killed, and Ringo turns Ike Clinton, the ringleader, over to Marshal Earp.
Cast
- George Montgomery as Billy Ringo
- Tab Hunter as Chip Ringo
- Helen Westcott as Arlene Reach
- John Dehner as Matt Ringo
- William Bishop as Ike Clinton
- Jack Elam as Kolloway
- Douglas Kennedy as Dixon
- James Millican as Wyatt Earp
- Hugh Sanders as Douglas Frazer
- Bruce Cowling as Virgil Earp
- William 'Bill' Phillips as Curley
- Willis Bouchey as Endicott
Production
The movie was originally known as Johnny Ringo, Tombstone Trail and Screaming Eagles.[4] [5] Its plotline and lines are duplicated in another Edward Small production, Five Guns to Tombstone (1960).[6]
Hunter signed in October 1952.[7]
Filming started 13 November 1952 at the Goldwyn studios.[8]
References
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045845/
- "EXCELLENT WESTERN 'GUN BELT' DUE AT STRAND ON FRIDAY". The Times of India. New Delhi, India. 16 September 1954. p. 5.
- "THE SCREEN: At the Palace H. H. T.". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. 1 August 1953. p. 8.
- "Melodramas Scheduled". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. 13 May 1953. p. 19.
- Schallert, Edwin (26 November 1952). "Dick Wesson Baseball Comedy Star; 'Blondes' Lead to Tommy Noonan". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
- https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0054878/
- PRYO, THOMAS M. (1 October 1952). "PASTERNAK PLANS NEW METRO MOVIE: Producer and Helen Deutsch Working on a Drama About the International Set". The New York Times. p. 38.
- Scheuer, Philip K. (13 November 1952). "Nelson Sidesteps Dance; 'Life of Casanova' Set; Taps Signs TV Warbler". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. p. B11.
