The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

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WHAT HAPPENS in the next few minutes makes one of the most dramatic climaxes of any story you've ever seen!

Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.

• Released: 1956-07-12
• Genres: Drama, Western
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 66 votes

Directed by Russell Rouse.

Top cast

• Glenn Ford as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
• Jeanne Crain as Dora Temple
• Broderick Crawford as Vinnie Harold
• Russ Tamblyn as Eric Doolittle
• Allyn Joslyn as Harvey Maxwell
• Leif Erickson as Lou Glover
• John Dehner as Taylor Swope
• Noah Beery Jr. as Dink Wells
• J.M. Kerrigan as Kevin McGovern
• Rhys Williams as Brian Tibbs

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Fastest Gun Alive

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on 5; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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