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Day of the Evil Gun
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Day of the Evil Gun

1968-03-01 · 95 min · ★ 6.2

Western

Returning home after disappearing three years ago, former gunslinger Lorn Warfield finds that an Apache raiding party has kidnapped his wife and children. Though he has renounced violence, he now takes up his gun and joins forces with his neighbor, Owen Forbes. Complicating matters, Forbes is engaged to Warfield's wife, who believed her husband was dead. As they pursue the Apaches, the two men are joined by an Indian trader, Jimmy Noble.

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Directors
Jerry Thorpe
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Glenn FordGlenn FordLorn Warfield
Arthur KennedyArthur KennedyOwen Forbes
Dean JaggerDean JaggerJimmy Noble
Harry Dean StantonHarry Dean StantonSergeant Parker
John AndersonJohn AndersonCaptain Jefferson Addis
Paul FixPaul FixSheriff Kelso
Nico MinardosNico MinardosDeLeon
Parley BaerParley BaerWillford
Royal DanoRoyal DanoDr. Eli Prather
Ross ElliottRoss ElliottReverend Yearby
Barbara BabcockBarbara BabcockAngie Warfield
Pilar PellicerPilar PellicerLydia Yearby
James GriffithJames GriffithStorekeeper

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