Dawn at Socorro (1954)

7.2/10 81 min Western

Overview

Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. En route to Colorado for his health, Brett stops in Socorro, New Mexico along with Ferris gunfighter Jimmy Rapp. Sheriff Couthen fears another shootout, but what Brett has in mind is saving waif-with-a-past Rannah Hayes from a life as one of Dick Braden's saloon girls.

Cast

Rory Calhoun

Brett Wade

Piper Laurie

Rannah Hayes

David Brian

Dick Braden

Kathleen Hughes

Clare

Alex Nicol

Jimmy Rapp

Edgar Buchanan

Sheriff Cauthen

Mara Corday

Letty Diamond

Roy Roberts

Doc Jameson

Skip Homeier

Buddy Ferris

James Millican

Harry McNair

Lee Van Cleef

Earl Ferris

Stanley Andrews

Old Man Ferris

Richard Garland

Tom Ferris

Paul Brinegar

Desk Clerk

Philo McCullough

Rancher (as Philo McCollough)

Forrest Taylor

Jebb Hayes

Tristram Coffin

Saloon Patron at Table (uncredited)

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