Firecreek (1968)
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55% of users liked it
(728 ratings)
Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda headline this western in which an old lawman (Stewart) attempts to keep his town safe from a band of recent returnees from the Missouri range wars and their villainous leader (Fonda), who threaten to destroy it with their drunken revelry. The old sheriff usually avoids… More Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda headline this western in which an old lawman (Stewart) attempts to keep his town safe from a band of recent returnees from the Missouri range wars and their villainous leader (Fonda), who threaten to destroy it with their drunken revelry. The old sheriff usually avoids the town, preferring to live on the outskirts of town with his pregnant wife. He is a bit of a pacifist, and when he sees what the outlaws are doing to the peaceful little village, he decides he must intervene, as no one in town seems to have the grit to fight back. At first the lawman attempts to reason with the outlaws. He fails at this, and even more violence ensues, forcing the sheriff to use a stronger form of persuasion. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vincent McEveety, Vincent Mc Eveety
- Written By
- Calvin Clements
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 24, 1968 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A mediocre Western, elevated by the star power of Henry Fonda (as the villain) and Jimmy Stewart
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a B-western passed off as an A-western.
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Cast
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James Stewart
as Johnny Cobb
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Henry Fonda
as Larkin
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Ed Begley Sr.
as Preacher Broyles
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James Best
as Drew
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Brooke Bundy
as Leah
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Harry "Slim" Duncan
as Fyte
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Jack Elam
as Norman
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Gary Lockwood
as Earl
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Jay C. Flippen
as Mr. Pittman
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Dean Jagger
as Whittier
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Louise Latham
as Dulcie
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Barbara Luna
as Meli
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J. Robert Porter
as Arthur
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John Qualen
as Hall
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Jacqueline Scott
as Henrietta Cobb
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Inger Stevens
as Evelyn
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Morgan Woodward
as Willard
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Athena Lorde
as Mrs. Littlejohn
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Christopher Shea
as Aaron
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Kevin Tate
as Franklin
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