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A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
Robert Porter
- Arthur
- (as J. Robert Porter)
Slim Duncan
- Fyte
- (as Harry "Slim" Duncan)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis marks the first time Henry Fonda played a villain in a theatrical film. He played another villain this same year in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).
- GoofsWhen leaving the church service that was held in the general store, as Johnny Cobb bids farewell to the preacher, the boom mike is visible in the store's door window.
- Quotes
Johnny Cobb: [to Whittier, who is reluctant to give him a gun] Search for a place where there are no bruises and tie it up with a ribbon, and tell yourself that what's inside is the sum total of your life, and what I didn't see was the day a man decides not to face the world is the day he better step out of it. Now give me that gun!
- ConnectionsEdited into La classe américaine (1993)
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This is the story of the farmer/sheriff (James Stewart) who'd worn it -till he'd faced one gun too many...the novice young , a mentally-challenged stable boy (Robert Porter), he had to teach or watch to die . As a peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of nasty outlaws takes over his town. The $2 a month sheriff that's what they gave you for protecting people who ran like rabbits when the going got roguish ! . The villagers ask the unexperienced sheriff to rid the little town of bandits when a vicious gang of freebooters (Jack Elam , Gary Lockwood , James Best and Morgan Woodward) passes through, their leader Larkin (Henry Fonda), who is suffering from a minor wound healed by a spinster (Inger Stevens) , decides to spend that night .
This excellent , meaty Western contains interesting plot , intrigue , thrills , shootouts and results to be quite entertaining. Outstanding Western balances action , suspense and drama. It's a classical recounting about an unexperienced marshal in charge of a village full of cowards and frightening people ; being probably one of the best Westerns in the fifties and sixties. The highlights of the film are the climatic showdowns, the twisted surprise at the livery stable and, of course, the final gundown . The traditional story and exciting screenplay was well written by Calvin Clemens though clichés run through-out. The enjoyable tale is enhanced for interesting moments developed among main characters and especially on the relationship between Henry Fonda and Inger Stevens. Magnificently performed by heavywights : James Stewart and Henry Fonda , they are awesome experts in the art of conjuring sensational acting , here are reunited in this atypical but thought-provoking western with a lot of reflection, distinguished moments and dramatical attitudes , in addition a multitude of entertaining situations . Top-notch plethora of secondary actors playing vicious, sadistic sociopaths who take advantage of the frightened townspeople such as Gary Lockwood , James Best , Morgan Woodward and veteran Jack Elam as well as villagers perfectly performed by Barbara Luna , Ed Begley , J. C. Flippen, Louise Latham, Dean Jagger, Jacqueline Scott, Robert Porter, John Qualen, among others . Wonderful cinematography in Technicolor is superbly caught by cameraman William H. Clothier, John Ford/John Wayne films's usual. Sensitive as well as lively musical score by classic composer Alfred Newman .
This is another superbly powerful Western being compellingly directed by Vincent McEveety , son of director Bernard McEveety. Vincent was an expert craftsman filmmaking occasionally for cinema such as ¨Herbie, Torero¨ , ¨Amy¨ , ¨The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again¨ , ¨Gus¨, ¨The Strongest Man in the World¨ and usually directed several TV episodes such as ¨Diagnosis murder¨, ¨Colombo¨, ¨Pensacola¨ , ¨Perry Mason¨, ¨T. J. Hooker¨, ¨Airwolf¨ , ¨Dallas¨ , ¨Cimarron¨ , ¨Gunsmoke¨ and ¨Star Trek ¨ in which four of the actors have links to ¨Firecreek¨ as Gary Lockwood, Barbara Luna, Brooke Bundy and Morgan Woodward all starred in Star Trek episodes. Well worth watching and it will appeal to James Stewart and Henry Fonda fans .
This excellent , meaty Western contains interesting plot , intrigue , thrills , shootouts and results to be quite entertaining. Outstanding Western balances action , suspense and drama. It's a classical recounting about an unexperienced marshal in charge of a village full of cowards and frightening people ; being probably one of the best Westerns in the fifties and sixties. The highlights of the film are the climatic showdowns, the twisted surprise at the livery stable and, of course, the final gundown . The traditional story and exciting screenplay was well written by Calvin Clemens though clichés run through-out. The enjoyable tale is enhanced for interesting moments developed among main characters and especially on the relationship between Henry Fonda and Inger Stevens. Magnificently performed by heavywights : James Stewart and Henry Fonda , they are awesome experts in the art of conjuring sensational acting , here are reunited in this atypical but thought-provoking western with a lot of reflection, distinguished moments and dramatical attitudes , in addition a multitude of entertaining situations . Top-notch plethora of secondary actors playing vicious, sadistic sociopaths who take advantage of the frightened townspeople such as Gary Lockwood , James Best , Morgan Woodward and veteran Jack Elam as well as villagers perfectly performed by Barbara Luna , Ed Begley , J. C. Flippen, Louise Latham, Dean Jagger, Jacqueline Scott, Robert Porter, John Qualen, among others . Wonderful cinematography in Technicolor is superbly caught by cameraman William H. Clothier, John Ford/John Wayne films's usual. Sensitive as well as lively musical score by classic composer Alfred Newman .
This is another superbly powerful Western being compellingly directed by Vincent McEveety , son of director Bernard McEveety. Vincent was an expert craftsman filmmaking occasionally for cinema such as ¨Herbie, Torero¨ , ¨Amy¨ , ¨The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again¨ , ¨Gus¨, ¨The Strongest Man in the World¨ and usually directed several TV episodes such as ¨Diagnosis murder¨, ¨Colombo¨, ¨Pensacola¨ , ¨Perry Mason¨, ¨T. J. Hooker¨, ¨Airwolf¨ , ¨Dallas¨ , ¨Cimarron¨ , ¨Gunsmoke¨ and ¨Star Trek ¨ in which four of the actors have links to ¨Firecreek¨ as Gary Lockwood, Barbara Luna, Brooke Bundy and Morgan Woodward all starred in Star Trek episodes. Well worth watching and it will appeal to James Stewart and Henry Fonda fans .
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- Fury at Firecreek
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- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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