LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL from BRYNA PRODUCTIONS (1959). Movie westerns in the 1950's were a dime-a-dozen. That includes television. If you didn't have a big movie star and a good screenplay. You were sunk. This western was a hit at the box office.
Kirk Douglas (Matt Morgan) and Anthony Quinn (Craig Belden) grew up together and are best friends. Matt becomes a US Marshal in another town. Craig is a rancher who owns the town of Gun Hill. Matt's Cherokee Indian wife is raped and murdered. He tracks her killer down and is gonna escort him back to jail on the last train which leaves Gun Hill.
This reminds me of a Radio "Gunsmoke" episode. Nonetheless, it delivers. I've watched this so many times because of Kirk Douglas.
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(1959 publicity cover of the western).
(Movie screenshot. Kirk Douglas and Earl Holliman.).
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