Name: Ghost Town
Director: Allen H. Miner
Genre: Western
Released: 1956-03-01
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Kent Taylor, John Smith, Marian Carr, Serena Sande, John Doucette

A cursed ghost town, a Cheyenne siege, and absolutely nobody's getting out alive. Classic 1950s B-movie madness.

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B-movie spaghetti adjacentcowboy survival horrorlow-budget tension

Overview

Western

A stage headed West with a group of passengers is attacked by Cheyenne Indians, and takes refuge in a nearby ghost town.

Content warning

stagecoach

Manifest destiny guiltsurvival in hostile spacescollective panic

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Genuine ghost town location adds authentic dusty dread.

Acting

Kent Taylor's grizzled Anse carries the whole rickety wagon.

Best for:Solo·Background

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Director

Allen H. Miner

ReleasedMar 1, 1956

Runtime1h 17m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Bel-Air Productions

Top Cast

Kent Taylor

Anse Conroy

John Smith

Duff Dailey

Marian Carr

Barbara Leighton

John Doucette

Doc Clawson

Gilman Rankin

Rev. Wheedle

Edmund Hashim

Stone Knife

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Allen H. Miner directed this between stints on Dragnet and Perry Mason, bringing TV efficiency to the Western form.

Cultural

The 'ghost town' marketing leaned hard into 1950s atomic anxiety—empty settlements as symbols of civilization's fragility.

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Ghost Town (1956)