Product Details

• Actors: Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Nancy Gates, Richard Anderson
• Directors: Joseph M. Newman
• Writers: Daniel B. Ullman, Martin Goldsmith
• Producers: Walter Mirisch
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: United Artists
• DVD Release Date: May 13, 2008
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0014BJ1E0
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,199 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
With Gene Barry already riding the video range as legendary gunfighter-turned-lawman Bat Masterson independent producer Walter Mirisch hired old-timer Joel McCrea to play a rather less-dandified version in this routine Western released in Cinemascope. When his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) is cowardly shot in the back and killed Bat accepts to run for county sheriff against the corrupt Jim Regan (Don Haggerty) only to learn that the real killer is someone entirely different. Not wanting the job of sheriff in the first place but only accepting to please a lady friend the pious Pauline Howard (Julie Adams) Bat willingly breaks the law to aid an old friend (Walter Coy) almost losing both his position and his life in the ensuing shootout.System Requirements:Running Time: 81 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 883904106784 Manufacturer No: M110678

Customer Reviews

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Joel McCrea, March 22, 2008

By	B. Cathey "ParsifalCSA" (Wendell, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Joel McCrea is one of Hollywood's most underrated actors. Like his contemporary with whom he is often associated, Randy Scott, he greatly enjoyed making Westerns. And he made some very good ones. While THE GUNFIGHT AT DODGE CITY doesn't rank with RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY or perhaps with some of McCrea's earlier work with Universal-International, it is a solid and enjoyable oater which repays re-watching. It is well cast and nicely filmed. Let's hope that this release will signal additional releases of McCrea Westerns....CATTLE DRIVE, SADDLE TRAMP, BORDER RIVER, STRANGER ON HORSEBACK....

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Standard Western Worth Watching For Joel McCrea, July 3, 2008

By	bdlion "Have Gun Will Travel" (Charter Oak, Covina, CA) - See all my reviews

At a brisk 81 minutes, THE GUNFIGHT AT DODGE CITY, is an easy way to pass the time. The plot is rather predictable and there are few surprises, but Joel McCrea is such a good actor that he elevates the rather mediocre script. The titular gunfight takes place in the final five minutes of the movie, and is anti-climatic. However, there are things to enjoy in the movie, such as good character development and some well-filmed action scenes. All of the standard Western cliches are present, and the film certainly breaks no new ground as later Westertns would, but it's still worth watching at least once, especially for the underrated Joel McCrea.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Gunfight at Dodge City , October 26, 2008

By	Waldo H. Parchment (Cayman Islands) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie is a real treat and the picture clarity is outstanding, this is a top quality production DVD and it made my viewing it comfortable.
I am a western movie nut and do apreciate the quality of this DVD.
This movie, I honestly recommends to the other western nuts out there.

Happy viewing

Wally
Cayman Islands