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More Dead Than Alive
Movie PosterDirected by Robert Sparr Produced by Aubrey Schenck
Hal KleinWritten by George Schenck Starring Clint Walker
Vincent Price
Anne FrancisMusic by Phillip Springer Cinematography Jack Marquette Editing by John F. Schreyer Studio Aubrey Schenck Productions Distributed by United Artists Release date(s) December, 1968 (USA) Running time 101 min. Country United States Language English More Dead Than Alive is a 1968 film directed by Robert Sparr and produced by Aubrey Schenck. It was filmed at Agua Dulce, California.[1]
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Plot
A murderer named Cain (Clint Walker) is released from prison after 18 years and wants to settle down as a rancher without ever having to touch a gun again. But no one will give him a job and people are after him for his earlier crimes. He finally takes an offer from a showman named Ruffalo (Vincent Price) to perform as "Killer Cain" in his traveling shooting show. However, after 18 years without practice, Cain is not as good as he once was with a gun. Cain tries to find redemption and peace when he falls in love with Monica Alton (Anne Francis), an artist from the east who came out west to paint. Yet Cain's reputation continues to dog him as past enemies (Mike Henry) try to settle old scores and a young gunslinger (Paul Hampton) looking to make his reputation by killing Cain.
Principal cast
Actor Role Clint Walker Cain Vincent Price Dan Ruffalo Anne Francis Monica Alton Paul Hampton Billy William Woodson Warden Mike Henry Luke Santee Critical reception
Reviewer Howard Thompson of the New York Times praised Walker's performance in the movie, but did not care for the movie, and called Paul Hampton a "poor young actor."[2]
References
- ^ More Dead Than Alive (1969) - Filming locations
- ^ Thompson, Howard (May 1, 1969). "Movie Review - More Dead Than Alive - 'Dead' Western - NYTimes.com". movies.nytimes.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9B0DE1DC1131E034BC4953DFB3668382679EDE. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
External links
- More Dead Than Alive at the Internet Movie Database
- More Dead Than Alive at AllRovi
Categories:- 1960s Western films
- 1968 films
- American films
- English-language films
- United Artists films
- Western film stubs
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