Gunslinger (film)

Gunslinger
Directed byRoger Corman
Written byCharles B. Griffith
Mark Hanna
Produced byRoger Corman
StarringBeverly Garland
John Ireland
Allison Hayes
CinematographyFrederick E. West
Edited byCharles Gross
Music byRonald Stein
Distributed byAmerican Releasing Corporation[1]
Release date
  • October 1956 (1956-10)[1]
Running time
77 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gunslinger is a 1956 American Western film directed by Roger Corman and starring John Ireland, Beverly Garland and Allison Hayes. The screenplay was written by Mark Hanna and Charles B. Griffith.

The film began production in February 1956, as director Corman wanted to shoot one final film in six days before a change in union contracts meant that actors were limited to working only five days a week. Filming of Gunslinger was marred by several inconveniences; rain caused the filming location to become muddy, and the two lead actresses were both injured on set. Eventually, Gunslinger was released to mixed reviews, and, in 1993, was featured in a fifth-season episode of the film-mocking comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

  1. ^ a b c Del Vecchio 2012, p. 210.