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The Shootist

The Shootist1976

★7.1100 minWestern

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

Director

Writer

Miles Hood Swarthout Scott Hale

Score

Elmer Bernstein

Stars

John Wayne Lauren Bacall Ron Howard

Cast36

John Wayne
as J.B. Books
Lauren Bacall
as Bond Rogers
Ron Howard
as Gillom Rogers
James Stewart
as Dr. Hostetler
Richard Boone
as Mike Sweeney
Hugh O'Brian
as Jack Pulford
Bill McKinney
as Jay Cobb
Harry Morgan
as Marshall Thibido
John Carradine
as Beckum
Sheree North
as Serepta
Rick Lenz
as Dobkins
Scatman Crothers
as Moses
Gregg Palmer
as Burly Man
Alfred Dennis
as Barber
Dick Winslow
as Streetcar Driver
Melody Thomas Scott
as Girl on Streetcar
K
Kathleen O'Malley
as School Teacher
Jack Berle
as Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Johnny Crawford
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
C
Chuck Dawson
as Extra (uncredited)
George Dunn
as Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
D
Duke Fishman
as Barfly (uncredited)
Christopher George
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Jonathan Goldsmith
as Books' Victim (uncredited)
Leo Gordon
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Charles G. Martin
as Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
J
Jim Michael
as Barfly (uncredited)
E
Ernesto Molinari
as Barfly (uncredited)
D
Darren Patrick Moloney
as Paper Boy (uncredited)
Ricky Nelson
as Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
James Nolan
as Gambler (uncredited)
N
Nick Raymond
as Barfly (uncredited)
Henry Slate
as Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
Bob Steele
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
as White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
J
John Zimeas
as Barfly (uncredited)

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