Running Target
| Running Target | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Marvin R. Weinstein |
| Produced by | Jack Couffer |
| Screenplay by |
Marvin R. Weinstein Jack Couffer Conrad L. Hall |
| Story by | Steve Frazee |
| Starring |
Doris Dowling Arthur Franz Richard Reeves Myron Healey James Parnell |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
| Cinematography | Lester Shorr |
| Edited by | Carlo Lodato |
Production company |
Canyon Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Running Target is a 1956 American Western film directed by Marvin R. Weinstein and written by Marvin R. Weinstein, Jack Couffer and Conrad L. Hall. The film stars Doris Dowling, Arthur Franz, Richard Reeves, Myron Healey and James Parnell. The film was released on November 1, 1956, by United Artists.[1][2]
Plot
Four fugitives head for the Colorado hills after a prison break. A posse is formed, led by lawman Scott and including a couple of civilians, Jaynes, a bartender who is a marksman with a rifle, and Smitty, a resourceful woman who runs a gas station that the criminals robbed. Smitty brings along a satchel on the hunt.
A man named Kaygo is the outlaw leader and considered the toughest and smartest of the bunch. Jaynes is more obsessed than the others and a bit trigger-happy. Scott tolerates much of his behavior while trying to understand Smitty, discovering at one point that her satchel includes a white dress.
After the others are accounted for, Kaygo is the only one left. The searchers go separate ways and Scott suddenly spots Smitty in her dress, romping with Kaygo in a field, obviously in love. He takes aim to shoot, then changes his mind and orders the prisoner to surrender. Jaynes doesn't understand what has happened when he arrives to find Smitty distraught over Kaygo's capture.
Cast
- Doris Dowling as Smitty
- Arthur Franz as Scott
- Richard Reeves as Jaynes
- Myron Healey as Kaygo
- James Parnell as Pryor
- Charles Delaney as Barker
- James K Anderson as Strothers
- Gene Roth as Holesworth
- Frank Richards as Castagna
References
- ↑ "Running Target (1956) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "Running Target". TV Guide. Retrieved 24 October 2014.