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The Duel at Silver Creek

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A gang of outlaws is murdering miners and taking over their claims, but they cross the wrong man when they target the father of Luke Cromwell (Audie Murphy), a gunslinger known as the Silver Kid. The local marshal, Lightning Tyrone (Stephen McNally), is also tracking the gang, but receives a crippling injury during a gunfight. Tyrone deputizes Cromwell, and the two take on the murderers together, while trying to resist the charms of Opal (Faith Domergue), the new beauty in town.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/06/2007
B+
Siegel gets the most out of this routine formulaic revenge Western as he can. Go to Full Review
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08/24/2023 Another good Audie Murphy here highly recommend this one James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas August 23, 2023 See more keith w 05/16/2022 Routine western raised in quality by good plot, Siegel's no nonsense direction and strong cast with Murphy, McNally and a young Marvin. It's not got a big message but if you want a film that entertains then this ticks the boxes. See more Bill B 12/06/2020 Standard 1950s western with uninspired direction, though assisted a little bit by its production. Early appearance by Lee Marvin in a small role. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 09/06/2018 The Duel at Silver Creek is a decent film. It is about Marshal Tyrone and the Silver Kid who form an uneasy alliance against a gang of claim jumpers. Audie Murphy and Stephen McNally give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Don Siegel did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the action. See more 11/01/2016 170425: Neat villains including the beautiful but nasty Opal Lacy (Faith Domergue) and Johnny Sombrero (Eugene Iglesias). A bit shocking to see Opal at work the first time. Just doesn't seem to fit with a 1950s western. Lee Marvin stars as Tinhorn Burgess and Luke Cromwell (Audie Murphy) looks almost as good as his horse sporting a dual holster rig. Wasn't a big fan of the narration but liked this film's darker nature and focus on gun fighting. Plays like a 40s detective film noir. Got a kick out of all the nicknames. See more 11/23/2014 'Duel At Silver Creek' is a co-starring vehicle for Audie Murphy, the last of the great B-movie western stars, briskly directed by the great Don Siegel... They had one obstacle on their way: The Silver Kid--With beautiful color and too much action, this little Western is nice to watch... The female of the species is more deadly than the male!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A gang of outlaws is murdering miners and taking over their claims, but they cross the wrong man when they target the father of Luke Cromwell (Audie Murphy), a gunslinger known as the Silver Kid. The local marshal, Lightning Tyrone (Stephen McNally), is also tracking the gang, but receives a crippling injury during a gunfight. Tyrone deputizes Cromwell, and the two take on the murderers together, while trying to resist the charms of Opal (Faith Domergue), the new beauty in town.
Director
Don Siegel
Producer
Leonard Goldstein
Screenwriter
Gerald Drayson Adams, Joseph Hoffman
Production Co
Universal International Pictures
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 1, 1952, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2019
Runtime
1h 17m