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starring: Audie Murphy, Faith Domergue, Stephen McNally, Susan Cabot, Gerald Mohrdirected by: Don Siegel
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304452882
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304452888
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: June 10, 1997
Running Time: 77 minutes
Sales Rank: 19654
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: August 01, 1952
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Rating:  - Amazon Extremely Slow To Deliver
Item purchased Jan 30th 2007 and as of March 8th it still has not been shipped.
Rating:  - The Duel At Silver Creek 1952
Celebrated war hero Audie Murphy (1924-1971) packs a two-fisted punch in this action filled western adventure , which also features legendary Oscar winner Lee Marvin (1924-1987) in one of his screen appearences . Stephen McNally (1913-1994) is lightning , the quick-drawing Marshal of Silver City wh?s intent on capturing a ruthless gang of claim jumpers that have been terrorising and murdering local miners -including his best friend . After losing the of his famed trigger fingers in a shootout , ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Little B Western
We're not talking classic here but this is a good example of the solid little B westerns the studios were churning out in the fifties. There's a ton of action crammed into the modest 77 minute running time, from the opening montage of violent killings through to the final gun battle between the baddies and the town posse. Audie Murphy is his usual average self as The Silver Kid (yeah, it's that kind of western where charcaters get saddled with dumb names like Brown Eyes and Sombrero), but Steve McNally ... Read More
Rating:  - The only time I draw is when I'm crowded
I've been avoiding Audie Murphy for years, copping the attitude Howard Cosell had for the Frank Giffords of the world. Cosell devoted a good portion of at least one book attacking "jockocracy," the invasion of the professional broadcasting booth by unqualified ex-jocks. Audie Murphy was a war hero but the bits and clips I've seen of his work always made it look like he was in over his head. Murphy's appearance in a movie meant one unemployed real actor.
So I was a little trepidatious when I ... Read More
Rating: - Overlooked but very good....
I had forgotten just how enjoyable this little Audie Murphy Western was until I recently purchased this handsome Universal DVD release. Murphy in this venture is "the silver kid," and his co-star Stephen McNally actually steals the show. The action is fast-paced and believable, the plot way above average. There are shoot outs, claim jumping, and some humor thrown in--Audie has some droll lines. Universal-International made a number of fine Murphy Westerns in the 1950s into the mid 1960s. DUEL AT SILVER ... Read More
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