Western · United States of America · 1955 · 1h 21m

Wichita

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Director
Jacques Tourneur
Cast
Joel McCrea as Wyatt Earp Vera Miles as Laurie McCoy Lloyd Bridges as Gyp Clements Wallace Ford as Arthur Whiteside Edgar Buchanan as Doc Black Peter Graves as Morgan Earp
Crew
Harold Lipstein — Director of Photography William Austin — Editor Hans J. Salter — Original Music Composer Daniel B. Ullman — Screenplay Daniel B. Ullman — Story Walter Mirisch — Producer
Tagline

THE TRUE SAVAGE STORY OF WYATT EARP!

Synopsis

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.

Mood & Themes
saloonmarshalwyatt earpgunfightmoral couragecattlewild westgunfighterwichita kansassmall western towngun shootinghired gun
Key Collaborators
Jacques Tourneur Director Harold Lipstein Director of Photography William Austin Editor Hans J. Salter Original Music Composer Daniel B. Ullman Screenplay Daniel B. Ullman Story Walter Mirisch Producer
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