Una pistola al amanecer (1956)
Colorado, principios de 1861. En Denver, Owen Pentecost, un pistolero carente de escrúpulos, originario de Carolina del Norte, se convierte en el dueño de un hotel tras ganar una partida de cartas. Dos mujeres se enamoran de él: la empleada del saloon del que es propietario y una forastera que ha llegado con la intención de abrir una tienda de ropa femenina. Los conflictos que preceden a la guerra de Secesión (1861-1865) y, finalmente, el estallido de la contienda sitúan a Owen ante dilemas de difícil resolución.
Directora:
Jacques Tourneur
Escritor:
Lesser Samuels
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Robert Stack as Owen Pentecost |
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Virginia Mayo as Ann Merry Alaine |
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Ruth Roman as Boston Grant |
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Alex Nicol as Captain Stephen Kirby |
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Raymond Burr as Jumbo Means |
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Leo Gordon as Zeff Masterson |
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Regis Toomey as Father Murphy |
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Carleton Young as Col. Gibson |
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Donald MacDonald as Gary John Lawford |
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Kermit Maynard as Southern Sympathizer (uncredited) |
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Paul McGuire as Saloon Waiter (uncredited) |
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Burt Mustin as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Cap Somers as Miner (uncredited) |
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Dan White as Rogers (uncredited) |
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Lane Chandler as Northern Loyalist (uncredited) |
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Ben Corbett as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Duke Fishman as Miner (uncredited) |
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Al Haskell as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Jack Kenny as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Kowall as Mower - Norther Loyalist (uncredited) |
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Pierce Lyden as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Dennis Moore as Townsman (uncredited) |
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William Phipps as Ralston (uncredited) |
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Robert Robinson as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Buddy Roosevelt as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Syd Saylor as Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) |
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Sailor Vincent as Barfly (uncredited) |
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George D. Wallace as Jack Lawford (uncredited) |
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Peter Whitney as Phil the Cannibal (uncredited) |
| Writing | Robert Hardy Andrews | Novel |
| Directing | Jacques Tourneur | Director |
| Production | Cliff P. Broughton | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Edmund Grainger | Producer |
| Sound | Leith Stevens | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Editing | Harry Marker | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Sound | John C. Grubb | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Burch | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | James E. Casey | Assistant Director |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annabell Levy | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Lesser Samuels | Screenplay |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |