Abilene Town
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53% Critic Match

Abilene Town

Ablaze with guns and guts and glory!

5.3 / 10 1946 1h 29mNR English
WesternRomance

Storyline

Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…

Cast & Crew

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Marshall Dan Mitchell

Lead
Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

Rita

Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Sheriff Bravo Trimble

Rhonda Fleming

Rhonda Fleming

Sherry Balder

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Henry Deiser

HB

Helen Boyce

Big Annie

Howard Freeman

Howard Freeman

Ed Balder

Richard Hale

Richard Hale

Charlie Fair

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edwin L. Marin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Abilene Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker