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The Showdown
“SWORN TO KILL A MAN HE'D NEVER SEEN!”
6.0 / 10• 1950• 1h 26m•NR• English
MysteryWestern
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bill Elliott
Shadrach Jones
Lead
Walter Brennan
Cap MacKellar
Marie Windsor
Adelaide
Harry Morgan
Rod Main
Rhys Williams
Chokecherry
Jim Davis
Cochran
William Ching
Mike Shattay
Nacho Galindo
Gonzales
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dorrell McGowan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Showdown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
