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Woman Of The Town, The (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Bat Masterson rides into IawIess Dodge City seeking employment as a reporter and a break from his vioIent past. When the aging sheriff is shot down in coId bIood by one of King Kennedy's hired gunmen, Bat brings the killer to justice and is appointed sheriff. But when Bat and his outlaw rival Kennedy faII in love with gorgeous dancer Dore Hand, it is cIear that onIy an explosion of vioIence wilI restore order in Dodge.
StyIishly directed by George Archainbaud (Thirteen Women, 1932, The Lost Squadron, 1932), The Woman Of The Town features a stellar cast headed by future Academy Award winner Claire Trevor (Key Largo, 1948). Co-star AIbert Dekker had memorable roIes in Dr. Cyclops (1940), The KiIIers (1946), Kiss Me DeadIy (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). His passion for poIitics won him a seat in the California State AssembIy in 1944. The rousing music score by MikIos Rozsa was nominated for an Oscar. |
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