The Shootist (1976)

The Shootist
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  • Genre: Western
  • Running time: 100 min
  • Premiere: 21st of July 1976

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.

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Cast

Ron Howard
as Gillom Rogers
John Wayne
as J.B. Books
John Carradine
as Beckum
Jack Berle
as Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
James Stewart
as Dr. Hostetler
Harry Morgan
as Marshall Thibido
Scatman Crothers
as Moses
Lauren Bacall
as Bond Rogers
Johnny Crawford
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Bill McKinney
as Jay Cobb
Sheree North
as Serepta
Richard Boone
as Mike Sweeney
Christopher George
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Leo Gordon
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Ricky Nelson
as Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Melody Thomas Scott
as Girl on Streetcar
Gregg Palmer
as Burly Man
Hugh O'Brian
as Jack Pulford
Bob Steele
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Rick Lenz
as Dobkins
James Nolan
as Gambler (uncredited)
Jonathan Goldsmith
as Books' Victim (uncredited)
Henry Slate
as Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
Charles G. Martin
as Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
Alfred Dennis
as Barber
George Dunn
as Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
Dick Winslow
as Streetcar Driver
Ralph Volkie
as White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)

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