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Ghost Town (1956 film)

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'Ghost Town' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Allen H. Miner and written by Jameson Brewer. The film stars Kent Taylor, John Smith, Marian Carr, Serena Sande and John Doucette. The film was released in March 1956 by United Artists.

Plot



Four passengers in a stagecoach are heading west through Indian territory: Barbara, a young woman going to meet her fiance; Rev. Wheedle, a minister who believes the settlers should make friends with the Indians; Doc, a drunken doctor; and Conroy, a well-dressed gentleman with a sly and cynical tone.

At a stage stop that has been destroyed by Indians, they are joined by Duff, the womans fianc and his friend Crusty; they have been prospecting for gold for the last two years. They continue on, then encounter Sgt. Dockery, a soldier from a nearby fort, and Alex, his son. The soldier tells the group that the Cheyanne are on the warpath and they have to change course. The group is then attacked by a band of Cheyanne and the two stagecoach drivers are killed. The doctor is also killed. The rest of the group manages to get to a ghost town (apparently wiped out by a disease of some kind), where they hold up for the night. They are joined there by Stone Knife, a disgraced Cheyanne chief, and Maureen, his young half-white female companion.

The Cheyanne attack and the group is able to hold them off, but they run out of ammunition. The minister tries to go and talk to the Cheyanne, but is killed. The Army sergeants son sneaks off in the night to try and get help, but is also seemingly killed. The next day Fire Knife, the leader of Cheyanne, offers the group a bargain turn over Stone Knife, and the rest will be allowed to go free. Duff, who has become the leader of the group, doesnt want to do it, but Stone Knife sneaks out a back door and gives himself up, so the rest are allowed to leave the ghost town.

Cast



*Kent Taylor as Conroy

*John Smith as Duff

*William 'Bill' Phillips as Kerry 'Crusty' McCabe (uncredited)

*Marian Carr as Barbara

*Serena Sande as Maureen

*John Doucette as Doc

*Joel Ashley as Sgt. Dockery

*Gilman Rankin as Rev. Wheedle

*Gary Murray as Alex Dockery

*Edmund Hashim as Stone Knife

*Chief Ted Nez as Fire Knife

Production



Parts of the film were shot in Johnson Canyon and the Kanab movie fort in Utah.

References




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