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- Showdown was shot in black and white to save money, which infuriated Murphy.
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Showdown was shot in black and white to save money, which infuriated Murphy. Producer Gordon Kay said that the film earned no less than did other Murphy films of the period. See also. List of American films of 1963; References
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Producer Gordon Kay shot the film in black and white, to save money, which infuriated Murphy but the movie earned about the same as other Murphy films of the era.
The version I watched was in black and white, which is weird because all of the earlier Murphy westerns I saw were in color. Even another film starring Murphy by the same director released the next year was in color.
