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Abilene Town

Directed by Jules Levey
Verified19461h 29mBlack & White3.3 / 5241.4k viewsPublic Domain

Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…

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four hooves★★★

"Abilene Town (1946). In the years following the Civil War, the town of Abilene, Kansas is poised on the brink of an explosive confrontation. A line h..."

11/30/2009
keygrip★★★

"Fans of westerns and of Randolph Scott won't be disappointed by this film,although it wasn't until his 1950's collaborations with Harry Joe Brown that..."

8/29/2009
SASKATCHEWAN

"KATPOOH9: NO, EVIL DOES NOT ALWAYS TRIUMPH OVER GOOD. BUT, IT IS JUST AS LIKELY TO. AND THERE'S NOTHING YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND CAN DO ABOUT IT. OH......"

6/20/2009
katpooh9★★★★★

"Very well made, excellent acting. Reminiscent of Gunsmoke. As for 'Slugs and urchins', you demonstrate a lack of historic knowledge and simple obser..."

6/15/2009
slugs and urchins★★★

"This one starts out well, even if you can ignore the hereford cattle and Mount Whitney in the background (Texas hasn't any hills that high...) of the ..."

5/4/2009
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