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The Slowest Gun in the West
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The Slowest Gun in the West

1960-05-07 · 53 min · ★ 4.5

Western · Comedy · TV Movie

The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.K.A. The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff. Fletcher is so cowardly the townsfolk are sure that the local outlaws will be too proud to gun him down. This proves to be the case, and the outlaws hire their own cowardly gunfighter, Chicken Finsterwald, to go up against The Silver Dollar Kid.

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Directors
Herschel Daugherty
Production companies
CBS Studios
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Phil SilversPhil SilversFletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid
Jack BennyJack BennyChicken Finsterwald
Ted de CorsiaTed de CorsiaBlack Bart
Jack ElamJack ElamIke Dalton
Karl LukasKarl LukasJake Dalton
Robert J. WilkeRobert J. WilkeBilly the Kid Blake
Lee Van CleefLee Van CleefSam Bass
George KeymasGeorge KeymasJud McCory
John DierkesJohn Dierkes'Wild Bill' Monks
Mauritz HugoMauritz Hugo'Doc' Henley
Edward BrophyEdward BrophyThe Bartender
William FawcettWilliam Fawcett'Skunk' Sloan
Jean WillesJean WillesKathy McQueen
Parley BaerParley BaerCollingswood
Jack AlbertsonJack AlbertsonCol. Carl Dexter
Tom FaddenTom FaddenJedd Slocum
Marion RossMarion RossElsie May Slocum
Kathie BrowneKathie BrowneLulu Belle Slocum
Bella BruckIndian Woman
Byron FoulgerByron FoulgerThe Clerk

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