Loading AI tools
1942 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die is a 1942 American Western film about the Gunfight at the OK Corral.[1][2][3] 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.
Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die | |
---|---|
Directed by | William C. McGann |
Written by | Albert S. Le Vino (screenplay) Edward E. Paramore Jr. (screenplay) Charles Reisner (story) Dean Riesner (story) |
Based on | Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest (1927), by Walter Noble Burns |
Produced by | Harry Sherman |
Starring | Richard Dix Kent Taylor Edgar Buchanan Frances Gifford Don Castle Rex Bell |
Edited by | Carroll Lewis Sherman A. Rose |
Music by | Gerard Carbonara |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.