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The Peacemaker (1956) is a western film directed by Ted Post and starring James Mitchell, Rosemarie Bowe, and Jan Merlin. Hal Richards based the script on the novel of the same name by Richard Poole.
Producer Hal R. Makelim intended The Peacemaker to be the first of a series of low-budget productions. According to Merlin, who played the villain, shooting took only "seven or ten days." Although the film featured some successful character actors like Hugh Sanders in supporting roles, none of the performers qualified as marquee names; in fact, at this point in his career, star James Mitchell was known only as a dancer (despite some dramatic roles at MGM). While Makelim tried to compensate for these problems by marketing the film to a religious audience—the local clergymen were invited to the film's premiere in Wichita--The Peacemaker enjoyed only sporadic distribution and was not widely reviewed. Makelim managed to produce only one more film, Valerie (1957), and Mitchell would not make another film appearance until The Turning Point (1977).
Original Release
11/01/1956
US Release
11/01/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Mitchell | Terrall Butler |
Rosemarie Stack | Ann Davis |
Jan Merlin | Viggo Tomlin |
Jess Barker | Ed Halcomb |
Hugh Sanders | Lathe Sawyer |
Herbert Patterson | Gray Arnett |
Dorothy Patrick | Edith Sawyer |
Taylor Holmes | Mr. Wren |
Robert Armstrong | Sheriff Ben Seale |
Philip Tonge | Elijah Maddox |
Directors
Writers
Richard Poole, Hal Richards, Jay Ingram
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Mitchell | Terrall Butler |
Rosemarie Stack | Ann Davis |
Jan Merlin | Viggo Tomlin |
Jess Barker | Ed Halcomb |
Hugh Sanders | Lathe Sawyer |
Herbert Patterson | Gray Arnett |
Dorothy Patrick | Edith Sawyer |
Taylor Holmes | Mr. Wren |
Robert Armstrong | Sheriff Ben Seale |
Philip Tonge | Elijah Maddox |
David McMahon | Sam Davis |
Wheaton Chambers | Doc Runyan |
Jack Holland | Walt Kemper |
Nancy Evans | Miss Smith |
Harry Shannon | Drunken Cowpuncher |
Ray Jones | Farmer |
Tommy Kirk | Tommy |
Robert Sampson | Station Agent |
Jack Tornek | Josh - Townsman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hal R. Makelim | Producer |