

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956-07-12 · 89 min · ★ 6.9
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.
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- Directors
- Russell Rouse
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Glenn FordGeorge Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Jeanne CrainDora Temple
Broderick CrawfordVinnie Harold
Russ TamblynEric Doolittle
Allyn JoslynHarvey Maxwell
Leif EricksonLou Glover
John DehnerTaylor Swope
Noah Beery Jr.Dink Wells
J.M. KerriganKevin McGovern
Rhys WilliamsBrian Tibbs
Virginia GreggRose Tibbs
Chubby JohnsonFrank Stringer
John DoucetteBen Buddy
Christopher OlsenBobby Tibbs
Paul BirchSheriff Bill Toledo (Yellowfork)
Joseph SweeneyReverend
Walter BaldwinMan Who Warns Vinny (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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