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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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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.
Filmed in black and white, something which didn't sit well with Murphy, this turns out to be a well photographed (the su... read the rest.
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
Two cowboys, Chris Foster and Bert Pickett, go into town to cash their paychecks. Bert gets in a fight after getting drunk and involves Chris. Bert and Chris are put in iron collars, chained to a killer, LaValle. They manage to escape with La Valle's gang, though still wearing their iron collars. During the course of the escape, Bert picks up ...
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.
Because it was shot in black-and-white, however, ostensibly to save money, the picturesque locations are not seen to their best advantage the way they are in Murphy's color westerns from that era (e.g. HELL BENT FOR LEATHER and SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDOWN, both 1960).
