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The Slowest Gun in the West
The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West, The Fastest Draw on TV

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WesternComedyTV Movie

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The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.K.A. The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff. Fletcher is so cowardly the townsfolk are sure that the local outlaws will be too proud to gun him down. This proves to be the case, and the outlaws hire their own cowardly gunfighter, Chicken Farnsworth, to go up against The Silver Dollar Kid. Written by Jim Beaver

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

07 May 1960

Country

United States of America

Cast

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Chicken Finsterwald

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Black Bart

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Ike Dalton

Karl Lukas

Karl Lukas

Jake Dalton

Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Billy the Kid Blake

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Sam Bass

George Keymas

George Keymas

Jud McCory

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

'Wild Bill' Monks

Mauritz Hugo

Mauritz Hugo

'Doc' Henley

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

The Bartender

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

'Skunk' Sloan

Jean Willes

Jean Willes

Kathy McQueen

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Collingswood

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

Col. Carl Dexter

Tom Fadden

Tom Fadden

Jedd Slocum

Marion Ross

Marion Ross

Elsie May Slocum

Kathie Browne

Kathie Browne

Lulu Belle Slocum

Bella Bruck

Bella Bruck

Indian Woman

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

The Clerk

Hallene Hill

Hallene Hill

Mrs. Hotchkiss

Bill Catching

Bill Catching

A Horseman

Don C. Harvey

Don C. Harvey

A Sheriff

Dennis Moore

Dennis Moore

A Man

George Chandler

George Chandler

Simpson

Alan Dexter

Alan Dexter

The Husband

Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

The Wife

Billy Booth

Billy Booth

The Son

Gina Gillespie

Gina Gillespie

The Daughter

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Nick Nolan

Pierce Lyden

Pierce Lyden

Car Mechanic (uncredited)

Art Felix

Art Felix

Townsman (uncredited)

Sid Troy

Sid Troy

Townsman (uncredited)

Tex Holden

Tex Holden

Townsman (uncredited)

Fox O'Callahan

Fox O'Callahan

Townsman (uncredited)

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