Sheriff of Tombstone

Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Screenplay by	Olive Cooper
Story by	James Webb
Produced by	Joseph Kane
Starring	Roy Rogers ; George "Gabby" Hayes ; Elyse Knox
Cinematography	William Nobles
Edited by	Tony Martinelli
Music by	Cy Feuer
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	May 7, 1941;
Running time	54 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Sheriff of Tombstone is a 1941 American western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes and Elyse Knox.^[1] It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.

Plot

Lawman Brett Starr leaves his job in Dodge City to take up a sheriff's job in Tombstone, Arizona where his two brothers live. Brett finds out that the position has been offered to the unscrupulous lawman Shotgun Cassidy. Starr impersonates Shotgun and after he is appointed sheriff seeks to expose the corruption and wrongdoing of the town authorities.

Brett's brother Bill is alive but brother Arthur was killed riding guard for a stagecoach. Mayor Luke Keeler appoints Brett Starr as Sheriff thinking he was Shotgun Cassidy. The Mayor, A. J. Slade and Joe Martinez (also Wells Fargo banker John Anderson) plan to take Granny Carson's interest in her silver mine for back taxes. The real Shotgun Cassidy arrives and the two opposing sides are set: Carson family and townsfolk against new Sheriff Shotgun and corrupt city officials.

Wells Fargo John Anderson is the double agent for the bad guys. Barmaid Queenie Whittaker is daughter to Judge Gabby and she works for the Carson side. Instead of shipping silver, Starr loads the wagons with men carrying rifles. When the convoy is attacked by robbers, most are shot dead. Shotgun, Crowley and Joe Martinez escape and set up sharpshooters in town. Cassidy is shot and Anderson, Keeler and Slade arrested for trial. Brett gets Mary in the end.

Cast

Roy Rogers as Brett Starr
George "Gabby" Hayes as Judge Gabby Whittaker
Elyse Knox as Mary Carson
Addison Richards as Mayor Luke Keeler
Sally Payne as Queenie Whittaker, aka Queenie LaTour
Harry Woods as Shotgun Cassidy
Zeffie Tilbury as Granny Carson
Hal Taliaferro as A.J. Slade
Jay Novello as John Anderson / Joe Martinez
Jack Ingram as Bill Starr
Jim Corey as Jed Crowley (uncredited)
Trigger as Brett Starr's horse

Soundtrack

Roy Rogers - "Ridin' On a Rocky Road"
Sally Payne, with Oscar Gahan (Piano) and Spade Cooley (Fiddle Player) - "Two-Gun Pete"
Sally Payne - "Don't Gamble With Romance"
Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes - "Sons of the Western Soil"