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'''''Shotgun''''' is a 1955 [[Technicolor]] [[western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Lesley Selander]] starring [[Sterling Hayden]], [[Yvonne De Carlo]] and [[Zachary Scott]].
'''''Shotgun''''' is a 1955 [[Technicolor]] [[western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Lesley Selander]] starring [[Sterling Hayden]], [[Yvonne De Carlo]] and [[Zachary Scott]].


It was based on a story written by actor [[Rory Calhoun]]. Producer John Champion tried to get Calhoun in the movie but [[Universal-International]] would not lend him out.<ref>Looking at Hollywood: Actor Rory Calhoun Turns Movie Writer
It was based on a story written by actor [[Rory Calhoun]]. Producer John Champion tried to get Calhoun in the movie but [[Universal Pictures]] would not lend him out.<ref>Looking at Hollywood: Actor Rory Calhoun Turns Movie Writer
Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) [Chicago, Ill] 17 Aug 1954: b4.</ref>
Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) [Chicago, Ill] 17 Aug 1954: b4.</ref>



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Shotgun
Directed byLesley Selander
Written byClark Reynolds
Rory Calhoun
Produced byJohn Champion
StarringSterling Hayden
Yvonne De Carlo
Zachary Scott
CinematographyEllsworth Fredericks
Edited byDave Milton
Music byCarl Brandt
Production
company
Allied Artists Pictures
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • April 24, 1955 (1955-04-24) (United States)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shotgun is a 1955 Technicolor Western film directed by Lesley Selander starring Sterling Hayden, Yvonne De Carlo and Zachary Scott.

It was based on a story written by actor Rory Calhoun. Producer John Champion tried to get Calhoun in the movie but Universal Pictures would not lend him out.[1]

Plot

A deputy sheriff (Sterling Hayden) seeks justice with a woman (Yvonne De Carlo), a bounty hunter (Zachary Scott) and a sawed-off shotgun.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Looking at Hollywood: Actor Rory Calhoun Turns Movie Writer Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) [Chicago, Ill] 17 Aug 1954: b4.