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Wikipedia article
'More Dead Than Alive' is a 1969 American Western film directed by Robert Sparr and produced by Aubrey Schenck. It was filmed at Agua Dulce, California.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064695/locations More Dead Than Alive (1969) - Filming locations]
Plot
An incarcerated killer named Cain (Clint Walker) is released from prison after 18 years and wants to settle down as a rancher without ever having to touch a gun again. But no one will give him a job and people are after him for his earlier crimes. He finally takes an offer from a showman named Ruffalo (Vincent Price) to perform as "Killer Cain" in his traveling shooting show. However, after 18 years without practice, Cain is not as good as he once was with a gun. Cain tries to find redemption and peace when he falls in love and eventually marries Monica Alton (Anne Francis), an artist from the east who came out west to paint. Yet Cain's reputation continues to dog him as past enemies (Mike Henry) try to settle old scores while Billy Valence (Paul Hampton), a young rival sharpshooter (with mental issues) in Ruffalo's show, is looking to build his reputation by killing Cain.
Principal cast
Critical reception
Reviewer Howard Thompson of 'The New York Times' in 1969 praised the performances of Clint Walker and Anne Francis, but did not care for the movie, saying "'More Dead Than Alive' is a dogged but dinky little Western with the perfect title." He described Paul Hampton in the role of Billy as an "incredibly poor young actor" and concluded that "the title still fits: 'Dead' western."
See also
* List of American films of 1969
References
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