The Shootist
Western, Drama, 1976
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, 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 Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
Top cast:
John Wayne
J.B. Books
Lauren Bacall
Bond Rogers
Ron Howard
Gillom Rogers
James Stewart
Dr. Hostetler
Richard Boone
Sweeney
Hugh O'Brian
Pulford
Bill McKinney
Cobb
Harry Morgan
Marshall Thibido
John Carradine
Beckum
Sheree North
Serepta
Rick Lenz
Dobkins
Scatman Crothers
Moses
Gregg Palmer
Burly Man
Dick Winslow
Streetcar Driver
Melody Thomas Scott
Girl on Streetcar
Kathleen O'Malley
School Teacher
Jack Berle
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
George Dunn
Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Barfly (uncredited)
Jonathan Goldsmith
Books' Victim (uncredited)
Charles G. Martin
Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
James Nolan
Gambler (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
