Dawn at Socorro (1954)
Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. En route to Colorado for his health, Brett stops in Socorro, New Mexico along with Ferris gunfighter Jimmy Rapp. Sheriff Couthen fears another shootout, but what Brett has in mind is saving waif-with-a-past Rannah Hayes from a life as one of Dick Braden's saloon girls.
Director: George Sherman
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Rory Calhoun as Brett Wade |
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Piper Laurie as Rannah Hayes |
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David Brian as Dick Braden |
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Kathleen Hughes as Clare |
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Alex Nicol as Jimmy Rapp |
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Edgar Buchanan as Sheriff Cauthen |
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Mara Corday as Letty Diamond |
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Roy Roberts as Doc Jameson |
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Skip Homeier as Buddy Ferris |
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James Millican as Harry McNair |
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Lee Van Cleef as Earl Ferris |
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Stanley Andrews as Old Man Ferris |
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Richard Garland as Tom Ferris |
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Scott Lee as Vince McNair |
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Paul Brinegar as Desk Clerk |
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Philo McCullough as Rancher (as Philo McCollough) |
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Forrest Taylor as Jebb Hayes |
| Editing | Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Production | William Alland | Producer |
| Directing | George Sherman | Director |
| Writing | George Zuckerman | Writer |
| Directing | Ronald R. Rondell | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Robert Clatworthy | Art Direction |
| Camera | Carl E. Guthrie | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jay A. Morley Jr. | Costume Design |
| Sound | Glenn E. Anderson | Sound |