Wichita (1955)

1955 · 81 min · Western

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.

Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Starring Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Wallace Ford and Edgar Buchanan.

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