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After a group of drunken trail riders runs amok, Mayor Andrew Hope (Carl Benton Reid) of Wichita, Kan., recruits the intrepid Wyatt Earp (Joel McCrea) to end lawlessness. Armed and ready for anything, the new marshal decides he will end gun violence simply by banning guns. Soon Earp must face crooked rancher Clint Wallace (Walter Sande) and whiskey slinger Doc Black (Edgar Buchanan), vicious locals who like Wichita exactly as it is and don't take kindly to being told what to do.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker 03/25/2013
Daniel Ullman's script turns backroom political dealings into high drama; Tourneur's poised and lyrical direction elevates it to a sort of secular scripture. Go to Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 06/25/2005
Jacques Tourneur's first and best film in CinemaScope is also one of his strangest westerns. Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine Jul 25
7/10
This is a western in the vein of older, more naïve works, where the heroes are noble and principled, and the villains mean-spirited and untrustworthy. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/09/2023
2.5/4
A fairly intelligent and moderately entertaining Western. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 05/28/2021
7/10
A simple and entertaining Technicolor western that, through rich panoramas captured in CinemaScope, revisits the myth of Wyatt Earp with a good role from Joel McCrea. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Nathanael Hood The Retro Set 12/28/2018
8/10
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Ernie K Feb 13 Well written and acted western, particularly by Joel McCrea. Relatively brief and to the point, it captures your focus and keeps moving in heroic fashion. One of the better westerns that have been buried by time but which fully deserves a fresh look for it's interest and style. See more Jose G 01/21/2024 Solid Western. Its short running time and relatively modest premise makes it seem like an extended episode of a really good Western TV series, but the great acting and Cinemascope/Technicolor cinematography make for an enjoyable Western adventure (historical inaccuracies and all). See more 10/23/2023 Really good movie about Wyatt herb as a sheriff of Wichita yes I highly recommend this one. James Welch Henderson Arkansas October 22, 2023 See more Steve D 07/02/2023 Lames western trying to cash in on Earp. See more 02/10/2019 Wichita is atop the top-shelf Westerns. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 11/06/2018 Wichita is an amazing film. It is about Wyatt Earp who reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita in 1874. Joel McCrea and Vera Miles give fantastic performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Jacques Tourneur did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the adventure. Wichita is a must see. See more Read all reviews
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Jacques Tourneur

Director

Joel McCrea

Wyatt Earp

Vera Miles

Laurie McCoy

Lloyd Bridges

Gyp Clements

Wallace Ford

Arthur Whiteside

Edgar Buchanan

Doc Black

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Wichita

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Synopsis After a group of drunken trail riders runs amok, Mayor Andrew Hope (Carl Benton Reid) of Wichita, Kan., recruits the intrepid Wyatt Earp (Joel McCrea) to end lawlessness. Armed and ready for anything, the new marshal decides he will end gun violence simply by banning guns. Soon Earp must face crooked rancher Clint Wallace (Walter Sande) and whiskey slinger Doc Black (Edgar Buchanan), vicious locals who like Wichita exactly as it is and don't take kindly to being told what to do.
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Producer
Walter Mirisch, Richard V. Heermance
Screenwriter
Daniel Bruce
Production Co
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 8, 1955, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 22, 2009
Runtime
1h 21m
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