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'''''Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die''''' is a 1942 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[film]] about the [[Gunfight at the OK Corral]]. It is directed by [[William McGann]] and stars [[Richard Dix (actor)|Richard Dix]] as [[Wyatt Earp]], [[Kent Taylor]] as [[Doc Holliday]] and [[Edgar Buchanan]] as [[Curly Bill Brocious]]. The supporting cast features [[Rex Bell]] as [[Virgil Earp]] and [[Victor Jory]] as [[Ike Clanton]].
'''''Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die''''' is a 1942 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[film]] about the [[Gunfight at the OK Corral]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blake |first=Michael F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5C5zBgAAQBAJ&newbks=0 |title=Hollywood and the O.K. Corral: Portrayals of the Gunfight and Wyatt Earp |date=2015-01-28 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0677-4 |pages=48-60 |language=en}}</ref> It is directed by [[William McGann]] and stars [[Richard Dix (actor)|Richard Dix]] as [[Wyatt Earp]], [[Kent Taylor]] as [[Doc Holliday]] and [[Edgar Buchanan]] as [[Curly Bill Brocious]]. The supporting cast features [[Rex Bell]] as [[Virgil Earp]] and [[Victor Jory]] as [[Ike Clanton]].


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* [[Spencer Charters]] as Judge Fred Horgan
* [[Spencer Charters]] as Judge Fred Horgan
* [[Emmett Vogan]] as [[John Clum|Editor John Clum]] (uncredited)
* [[Emmett Vogan]] as [[John Clum|Editor John Clum]] (uncredited)

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Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam C. McGann
Written byAlbert S. Le Vino (screenplay)
Edward E. Paramore Jr. (screenplay)
Charles Reisner (story)
Dean Riesner (story)
Based onTombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest (1927), by Walter Noble Burns
Produced byHarry Sherman
StarringRichard Dix
Kent Taylor
Edgar Buchanan
Frances Gifford
Don Castle
Rex Bell
Edited byCarroll Lewis
Sherman A. Rose
Music byGerard Carbonara
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 13, 1942 (1942-06-13)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die is a 1942 American Western film about the Gunfight at the OK Corral.[1] It is directed by William McGann and stars Richard Dix as Wyatt Earp, Kent Taylor as Doc Holliday and Edgar Buchanan as Curly Bill Brocious. The supporting cast features Rex Bell as Virgil Earp and Victor Jory as Ike Clanton.

Plot

Set in the legendary town of Tombstone, Arizona, the plot centers on former gunslinger Wyatt Earp, who helps the sheriff round up criminals. Earp becomes a lawman after he sees an outlaw accidentally kill a child during a showdown. Earp's brothers and Doc Holliday help him take on the outlaw and his gang. More trouble ensues when the sheriff becomes involved with the gang. Earp manages to get them on robbery charges and the situation finally culminates at the infamous O.K. Corral.

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Reference

  1. ^ Blake, Michael F. (January 28, 2015). Hollywood and the O.K. Corral: Portrayals of the Gunfight and Wyatt Earp. McFarland. pp. 48–60. ISBN 978-1-4766-0677-4.

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