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A former Texas lawman, Shadrach Jones (William Elliott) sets out to discover who killed his brother and stole their combined savings.
- Dennis Schwartz
- Western
- Dorrell Mcgowan, Stuart E. Mcgowan
The Showdown (1950) NR 08/15/1950 (US) Mystery , Western 1h 26m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? SWORN TO KILL A MAN HE'D NEVER SEEN! Overview. 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.
The Showdown (1950) Mark Franklin April 8, 2022 1950s. Bill Elliott is Shadrach Jones, a former Texas State Police officer investigating his brother’s murder. Someone shot him in the back with a derringer, then dumped his body on the outskirts of town.
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Arts. Culture magazines. The Showdown 1950. views 3,436,456 updated. The Showdown ★★½ 1950. Elliott plays trail boss Shad Jones who knows one of his fellow cowhands has murdered his brother. Jones is determined to find out who it is and even the score. Brennan is cast against type as a greedy cattle baron.
The Showdown is one of the most memorable. Co-written and co-directed by brothers Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, the film sets a dark noir revenge tale with whodunit elements on a cattle drive to Montana, resulting in a bleak western-noir crossover with a touch of Christian morality.
Synopsis by Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Showdown is the story of a trail boss named Shad Jones (Bill Elliott) whose younger brother is murdered. Knowing that a member of a wagon train is responsible for the killing, Shad joins the train in attempt to discover who the guilty man is.
