Summary
Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range war.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 56
Letterboxd · 278 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.3
Audience score30%
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −23 min on the typical 107
typical 10784Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1947
February 19, 1947
79 years ago
Genre
WesternLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 37 more71 people
- Randolph ScottBat Masterson
- Robert RyanAllen Harper
- Anne JeffreysRuby Stone
- George 'Gabby' HayesBilly Jones
- Madge MeredithSusan Pritchett
- Steve BrodieLogan Maury
- Billy HouseCarmody
- Virginia SaleHannah
Harry WoodsLarkin- PWPhil WarrenSlim
Harry HarveyMayor
Jason Robards Sr.Jason
Ernie AdamsEben Bowen (uncredited)
Stanley AndrewsFerguson (uncredited)
Jessie ArnoldJason's Wife (uncredited)
Frank AustinFarmer (uncredited)- GBGuy BeachDoc Evans (uncredited)
- GBGeorge BellTownsman (uncredited)
Hank BellTownsman (uncredited)- ABArthur BerkeleyTownsman (uncredited)
- CWChris Willow BirdIndian (uncredited)
- OBOscar BlankTownsman (uncredited)
Rudy BowmanTownsman (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgTownsman (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Ray Enright Director
- Grayson Rogers Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Norman Houston Screenplay
- Gene Lewis Screenplay
- William Corcoran Novel
Production · 2
- Jack J. Gross Executive Producer
- Nat Holt Producer
Camera · 1
- J. Roy Hunt Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Lyle Boyer Editor
- Harold Palmer Editorial Services
Sound · 4
- Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer
- Terry Kellum Sound
- C. Bakaleinikoff Music Director
- Jean L. Speak Sound
Art · 4
- Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction
- Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
- Ralph Berger Art Direction
- John Sturtevant Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Adele Balkan Costume Design
- Mel Berns Makeup Artist
- Eugene Joseff Other
Other crew · 4
- Sailor Vincent Stunts
- Glenn McCarthy Stunts
- Russell A. Cully Special Effects
- Bert LeBaron Stunts
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