Showdown 1963 DVD - Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley, Skip Homier

Description: Item Description ENEMIES CHAINED TOGETHER LIKE MAD DOGS! Chris Foster (Audie Murphy) and Bert Pickett (Charles Drake) are two drifters who are passing through the border town of Adonde. There, a drunken Bert gets into a brawl at a card game and punches the town sheriff. Chris tries to help Bert but both are arrested. The town doesn't have a jail and the sheriff chains prisoners by the neck to a wooden post in the town square. Also chained to the same post are the town drunk (Strother Martin) and the violent gang of famous wanted outlaw Lavalle (Harold Stone). The outlaws are bent on escape and unfortunately Bert and Chris have no choice but to participate. During the escape and consequential shoot-out, sticky-fingered Bert steals some bank notes as he and Chris split from the gang and flee. They are quickly apprehended by the gang, however, and get pressed into criminal service. Things get more complicated when Bert's purported girl, a saloon singer named Estelle (Kathleen Crowely), enters the picture. Finally it is Chris, who simply just wants to get on with his life, who is left to stand alone against the whole gang. According to "No Name on the Bullet: A Biography of Audie Murphy," by Don Graham, Murphy was quite upset when he learned that SHOWDOWN was being filmed in black-and-white and almost stopped working. "I'm not gonna act," is how he put it. The producer eventually talked him into finishing the movie, but Murphy vowed, "This is the last picture I'm gonna do in black and white." It was. There's a great cast of old character actors who never fail to please in old westerns, Harold J. Stone, Skip Homier, L. Q. Jones, Strother Martin and Charles Drake. In fact this could have been a classic had Universal invested a little more money in script and direction - but at this time Audie Murphy's films were normally at the bottom of double bills as he was just running out his contract. Still the film has some grit to it with Murphy up to the task as usual. REGION 0 - WILL PLAY WORLDWIDE INTERACTIVE MENUS / SCENE SELECTION 1963 / BLACK & WHITE / 16:9 Ratio / ENGLISH / 92 MIN DVD ART WITH INSERT AS SHOWN. A GREAT COLLECTOR'S ITEM - AND A GREAT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF CLASSIC FILMS! PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCTION HAS NEVER BEEN AVAILABLE ON DVD AND IS NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES. This is not an "official" release or copy thereof. All media came from public domain sources. This is a good-quality copy with interactive menus and packaging designed by myself. This DVD is boxed exactly as pictured above, and is brand new and factory shrink-wrapped. All screenshots are taken directly from the DVD. All files used in the production of this DVD are not in violation of copyright laws or Ebay guidelines. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DVD is professionally assembled & shipped to you straight from the factory - no low quality stick-on labels or homemade burns! Any defective disks happily replaced! Please allow 3 business days for shipment to be sent out. Orders within the United States will usually arrive within one week of purchase but I have seen it take up to 10-15 days during Christmas time. International orders can sometimes take up to 14 to 21 business days. If you are unhappy for any reason, please contact me before posting negative feedback! I have a 100% satisfaction policy and will gladly iron out problems. I love these neglected films and have spent years tracking down quality copies! I aim to give these films the loving attention they deserve, with quality packaging and interactive menus. I'm always on the hunt for rare & neglected gems so check back often! I'm happy to answer any and all questions you may have! Just drop me a line!

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