The Showdown (1950)
Shadrach Jones, ex-Texas State Policeman, has the ruthless determination to find and kill the man who shot his brother in the back and stole the money with which he was to buy a ranch for the two of them. At the saloon-hotel run by Adelaide, Shadrach is convinced that one of the cowhands on the Captain McKellar cattle drive to Montana is his man. He takes the job of trail-herd boss to find the killer. McKellar preaches to Jones that he should forget revenge and let the law of retribution take care of the killer. Shadrach's hard driving of the men and his hunt for the killer makes him bitterly hated, and his retribution quest ends in a manner he did not anticipated.
Directors:
Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan.
Writers:
Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan.
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Bill Elliott as Shadrach Jones |
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Walter Brennan as Cap MacKellar |
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Marie Windsor as Adelaide |
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Harry Morgan as Rod Main |
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Rhys Williams as Chokecherry |
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Jim Davis as Cochran |
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William Ching as Mike Shattay |
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Nacho Galindo as Gonzales |
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Leif Erickson as Big Mart |
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Henry Rowland as Dutch |
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Charles Stevens as Indian Joe |
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Victor Kilian as Hemp |
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Yakima Canutt as Davis |
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Guy Teague as Pickney |
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William Steele as Terry |
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Harry Lauter as Cowhand (uncredited) |
| Directing | Dorrell McGowan | Director |
| Directing | Stuart E. McGowan | Director |
| Camera | Reggie Lanning | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harry Keller | Editor |
| Art | Frank Arrigo | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Palmer | Costume Design |
| Art | Charles S. Thompson | Set Decoration |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Gray | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Greenway | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Landmier | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mark | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Earl Crain Sr. | Sound |
| Sound | Howard Wilson | Sound |
| Writing | Dorrell McGowan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stuart E. McGowan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Wormser | Story |
| Writing | Dan Gordon | Story |
| Crew | Yakima Canutt | Stunt Coordinator |
