- Day of the Evil Gun
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Day of the Evil Gun 
Directed by Jerry Thorpe Produced by Jerry Thorpe Written by Charles Marquis Warren Starring Glenn Ford
Arthur KennedyMusic by Jeff Alexander Cinematography W. Wallace Kelley Editing by Alex Beaton Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date(s) March 1, 1968 Running time 95 minutes Country United States Language English Day of the Evil Gun is a 1968 American traditional western starring Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy and Dean Jagger. It was directed by Jerry Thorpe.
Plot
A woman and two children are kidnapped by Apaches. The husband Lorn Warfield (Glenn Ford), enlists the help of his neighbour Owen Forbes (Arthur Kennedy) to find his captured family. Warfield, a former gunman trying to forget his violent past, and Forbes is also in love with Warfield's wife. An Indian trader (Dean Jagger) aids them in their quest. Along the way they are encounter bandits, renegade Confederates and Apache warriors. The search eventually leads them to the Apache camp where they rescue the woman and children. Safely back home, Forbes challenges Warfield (who is now unarmed) to a duel, but he refuses. Forbes shoots Warfield in the back, wounding him. Before he can finish him off, he is shot and killed by the shopkeeper.
Cast
- Glenn Ford as Lorn Warfield
- Arthur Kennedy as Owen Forbes
- Dean Jagger as Jimmy Noble
- John Anderson as Captain Jefferson Addis
- Paul Fix as Sheriff Kelso
- Nico Minardos as Jose Luis Gomez de la Tierra y Cordoba DeLeon
- Harry Dean Stanton as Sergeant Parker
- Pilar Pellicer as Lydia Yearby
- Parley Baer as Sandy Koufax
- Royal Dano as Dr. Eli Prather
- Ross Elliott as Reverend Yearby
- Barbara Babcock as Angie Warfield
- James Griffith as Storekeeper - Hazenville
External links
Categories:- English-language films
- 1968 films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1960s Western films
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