Movie
Warlock
Overview
A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.
Details
- Release date
- 1959-05-15
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Johnny Gannon
- Henry Fonda as Clay Blaisedell
- Anthony Quinn as Tom Morgan
- Dorothy Malone as Lily Dollar
- Dolores Michaels as Jessie Marlow
- Wallace Ford as Judge Holloway
- Tom Drake as Abe McQuown
- Richard Arlen as Bacon
- DeForest Kelley as Curley Burne
- Regis Toomey as Skinner
- Vaughn Taylor as Henry Richardson
- Don Beddoe as Doctor Wagner
Crew
- Edward Dmytryk - Director
- Robert Alan Aurthur - Screenplay
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