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Oct 29, 2023 · The supporting cast includes Strother Martin, Charles Horvath, Dabbs Greer, and Harry Lauter. Look carefully to spot early “B” Western star Bob Steele as a poker player. The movie was shot in black and white by Ellis W. Carter. The Lone Pine vistas look absolutely majestic.
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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Filmed in black and white, something which didn't sit well with Murphy, this turns out to be a well photographed (the sumptuous back drop of the Alabama Hills, Lone Pine) low budget Oater of interesting ideas.
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.
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- Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley, Charles Drake
Starring Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley, and Charles Drake! This gripping Western was filmed in black and white (which infuriated Audie Murphy) to great effect. It was shot on location against the backdrop of the Alabama Hills and Lone Pine.
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.
Black and White Synopsis Chris Foster and Bert Pickett, shackled to a post after a brawl in the Mexican border town of Adonde, escape along with the other prisoners, outlaws led by Lavalle.
