Five Guns to Tombstone

1960
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1h 11m

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Matt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Bill, now a struggling rancher, refuses but Matt frames him and he i... Read allMatt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Bill, now a struggling rancher, refuses but Matt frames him and he is forced to ride off with the gang.Matt Wade escapes from prison and tries to persuade his brother Bill, a reformed gunslinger, to participate in a hold-up. Bill, now a struggling rancher, refuses but Matt frames him and he is forced to ride off with the gang.

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James Brown

Billy Wade

John Wilder

Ted Wade

Walter Coy

Ike Garvey

Robert Karnes

Matt Wade

Della Sharman

Arlene

Gregg Palmer

Mel Dixon

Willis Bouchey

George Landon

Joe Haworth

Hoke

Quentin Sondergaard

Hank

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Hoagie
(as Boyd Morgan)

Jon Locke

Rusty Kolloway

John Eldredge

Endicott

Al Bain

Townsman
(uncredited)

Jeff DeBenning

Marshal Sam Jennings
(uncredited)

Herman Hack

Townsman
(uncredited)

Joe Phillips

Townsman
(uncredited)

Willis Robards

Banker
(uncredited)

Boyd Stockman

Gang Member
(uncredited)

Director
- Edward L. Cahn
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Trivia
Final film of Della Sharman.

Goofs
When the gang is on the hillside above the relay station near the end of the movie, there is an approximately 5-6 second shot of the gang looking down at the station, and in the last 2-3 seconds of the clip, the film is running backward. An outlaw on horseback appears at the bottom of the screen moving forward to join the gang, and when the film reverses he clearly backs up. Also, a branch is visible at the left of the screen bending downward in a gust of wind, and when the film reverses and the horse backs up, the branch moves in the opposite direction.

Quotes
[Landon's plan to rob a Wells Fargo shipment is contingent upon Billy Wade leading the gang]
Matt Wade: What makes you think he'll listen to me?
George Landon: I sorta figure blood is thicker than good resolutions... especially since there's half a million in the pot.
Matt Wade: George, you know Billy is a stubborn man. Well, I'll see what he says, but you know yourself a reformed gun is worse than a reformed drunk.
George Landon: Well, it's up to you. No Billy, no deal.

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Featured in Best in Action: 1961 (2018)

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3/10

Five Tons to Tombstone

Wow, this is not a very good movie. The story line is really lame. One character shows up in town after a bank holdup in which he was not involved - but one of the robbers said he was, so when he comes to town everyone is ready to hang him immediately based on the say-so of a robber who WAS there robbing the bank. Not very likely. And when Ike Garvey opens the strongboxes full of cash onto an uneven-surface rock, what was he thinking? I could just see the money falling off and all over the place. Worst of all perhaps, I had to feel sorry for the horses - 3/4 of the actors in this film were somewhere between chubby and downright obese. Ike Garvey (again), the main bad guy, was particularly huge - from the back he looked just like his horse. I think his gun belt was full of Tootsie Rolls where there normally would be bullets. Anyhow, I've actually seen worse Westerns, but offhand I can't think which one(s). This movie is really lukewarm; the only actor I liked at all was James Brown, who was the marshal in the movie Gun Street. He plays a pretty good 'perturbed by life' Western character. The rest of 'em can all go to Weight Watchers.