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The Showdown
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The Showdown

1950-08-15 · 86 min · ★ 6.0

Mystery · Western

Shadrach Jones, ex-Texas State Policeman, has the ruthless determination to find and kill the man who shot his brother in the back and stole the money with which he was to buy a ranch for the two of them. At the saloon-hotel run by Adelaide, Shadrach is convinced that one of the cowhands on the Captain McKellar cattle drive to Montana is his man. He takes the job of trail-herd boss to find the killer. McKellar preaches to Jones that he should forget revenge and let the law of retribution take care of the killer. Shadrach's hard driving of the men and his hunt for the killer makes him bitterly hated, and his retribution quest ends in a manner he did not anticipated.

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Directors
Stuart E. McGowan, Dorrell McGowan
Production companies
Republic Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bill ElliottBill ElliottShadrach Jones
Walter BrennanWalter BrennanCap MacKellar
Marie WindsorMarie WindsorAdelaide
Harry MorganHarry MorganRod Main
Rhys WilliamsRhys WilliamsChokecherry
Jim DavisJim DavisCochran
William ChingWilliam ChingMike Shattay
Nacho GalindoNacho GalindoGonzales
Leif EricksonLeif EricksonBig Mart
Henry RowlandHenry RowlandDutch
Charles StevensCharles StevensIndian Joe
Victor KilianVictor KilianHemp
Yakima CanuttYakima CanuttDavis
Guy TeagueGuy TeaguePickney
William SteeleWilliam SteeleTerry
Harry LauterHarry LauterCowhand (uncredited)

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