Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
Cast
John Wayne
J.B. Books
Lauren Bacall
Bond Rogers
Ron Howard
Gillom Rogers
James Stewart
Dr. Hostetler
Richard Boone
Mike Sweeney
Hugh O'Brian
Jack Pulford
Bill McKinney
Jay Cobb
Harry Morgan
Marshall Thibido
John Carradine
Beckum
Sheree North
Serepta
Rick Lenz
Dobkins
Scatman Crothers
Moses
Gregg Palmer
Burly Man
Alfred Dennis
Barber
Dick Winslow
Streetcar Driver
Melody Thomas Scott
Girl on Streetcar
Kathleen O'Malley
School Teacher
Jack Berle
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Johnny Crawford
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Chuck Dawson
Extra (uncredited)
George Dunn
Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Barfly (uncredited)
Christopher George
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Jonathan Goldsmith
Books' Victim (uncredited)
Leo Gordon
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Charles G. Martin
Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Barfly (uncredited)
Darren Patrick Moloney
Paper Boy (uncredited)
Ricky Nelson
Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
James Nolan
Gambler (uncredited)
Nick Raymond
Barfly (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
Bob Steele
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
John Zimeas
Barfly (uncredited)
Crew
Don Siegel
Director
Miles Hood Swarthout
Screenplay
Scott Hale
Screenplay
Glendon Swarthout
Novel
Douglas Stewart
Editor
Jerrold L. Ludwig
Assistant Editor
Bruce Surtees
Director of Photography
Joseph C. Cavalier
First Assistant Director
Joe Florence
Second Assistant Director
William Self
Producer
M.J. Frankovich
Producer
Robert F. Boyle
Production Design
Thomas Del Ruth
Camera Operator
Timothy E. Wade
Assistant Camera
Richard A. Mention
Assistant Camera
Luster Bayless
Costume Design
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Edna Taylor
Costume Design
Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist
Joe DiBella
Makeup Artist
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Richard Lawrence
Assistant Art Director
Jerry Whittington
Sound Effects Editor
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Al Overton Sr.
Sound Mixer
David Domeyer
Special Effects
Ted Koerner
Special Effects
Augie Lohman
Special Effects
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Arthur Jeph Parker
Set Decoration
William Cruse
Set Designer
Douglas Kirkland
Still Photographer
Dave Sutton
Still Photographer
Betsy Norton
Script Supervisor
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunts
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Denny Arnold
Stunts
Jim Burk
Stunt Double
Dino De Laurentiis
Presenter
Charles Holmes
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