Shootout in a One-Dog Town is a 1974 American Western television film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions starring Richard Crenna and Stefanie Powers and directed by Burt Kennedy. It was originally written by Larry Cohen and rewritten by others.[1] The film was broadcast as the ABC Movie of the Week on January 9, 1974.[2]
| Shootout in a One-Dog Town | |
|---|---|
 VHS cover art | |
| Screenplay by | Larry Cohen Dick Nelson |
| Story by | Larry Cohen |
| Directed by | Burt Kennedy |
| Starring | Richard Crenna Stefanie Powers Jack Elam Michael Ansara |
| Music by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Producer | Richard E. Lyons |
| Production locations | Durango, Mexico Sierra de Organos, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico Bavispe, Sonora, Mexico Pilares de Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico |
| Cinematography | Robert B. Hauser |
| Editor | Warner E. Leighton |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 9, 1974 |
Plot
editA mortally-wounded courier (Michael Ansara) arrives in a small town, and asks the town banker (Richard Crenna) to safeguard the valuable shipment which he has given his life to protect. Crenna agrees to do so, much to the chagrin of the townspeople who fear that the vicious gang of bad guys will now tear up the town to finally get their hands on the $200,000 stored in his bank.
Cast
edit- Richard Crenna as Zack Wells
- Stefanie Powers as Letty Crandell
- Jack Elam as Handy
- Arthur O'Connell as Henry Gills
- Michael Ansara as Reynolds
- Dub Taylor as Halsey
- Gene Evans as Gabe
- Michael Anderson Jr. as Billy Boy
- Richard Egan as Petry
References
edit- ^ Doyle, Michael (2015). Larry Cohen: The Stuff of Gods and Monsters. Bear Manor Media. pp. 83–84.
- ^ Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 257. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
External links
edit- Shootout in a One-Dog Town at IMDb
- Shootout in a One-Dog Town at the TCM Movie Database
- Shootout in a One Dog Town at AllMovie
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