Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die

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Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die
Directed by	William C. McGann
Produced by	Harry Sherman
Written by	Albert S. Le Vino (screenplay) Edward E. Paramore Jr. (screenplay) Charles Reisner (story) Dean Riesner (story)
Starring	Richard Dix Edgar Buchanan Frances Gifford Don Castle Rex Bell
Music by	Gerard Carbonara
Editing by	Carroll Lewis Sherman A. Rose
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	June 13, 1942
Running time	79 min.
Country
Language	English
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Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die is a Western film released in 1942, starring Richard Dix and Kent Taylor, and directed by William McGann.

[edit] Plot

Set in the legendary town of Tombstone, Arizona, and centers on former gunslinger Wyatt Earp who has been recently deputized and is helping 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.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Richard Dix	Wyatt Earp
Edgar Buchanan	Curly Bill Brocious
Frances Gifford	Ruth Grant
Don Castle	Johnny Duanne
Rex Bell	Virgil Earp
Kent Taylor	Doc Holliday
Clem Bevans	Tadpole Foster
Victor Jory	Ike Clanton