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The Shootist

Western English

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.

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Key word

sniper
based on novel or book
widow
nevada
retirement
terminal illness
aging
dying man
gunfight
boarding house
one last job
gunfighter
terminal cancer
1900s
western expansion
old west legend
widow with son
aging gunfighter
carson city, nevada

Stars

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John Wayne

J.B. Books

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Lauren Bacall

Bond Rogers

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Ron Howard

Gillom Rogers

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James Stewart

Dr. Hostetler

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Richard Boone

Mike Sweeney

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Hugh O'Brian

Jack Pulford

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Bill McKinney

Jay Cobb

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Harry Morgan

Marshall Thibido

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John Carradine

Beckum

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Sheree North

Serepta

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Rick Lenz

Dobkins

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Scatman Crothers

Moses

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Gregg Palmer

Burly Man

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Alfred Dennis

Barber

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Dick Winslow

Streetcar Driver

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Melody Thomas Scott

Girl on Streetcar

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Kathleen O'Malley

School Teacher

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Jack Berle

Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)

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Johnny Crawford

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

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Chuck Dawson

Extra (uncredited)

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George Dunn

Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)

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Duke Fishman

Barfly (uncredited)

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Christopher George

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

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Jonathan Goldsmith

Books' Victim (uncredited)

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Leo Gordon

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

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Charles G. Martin

Murray the Bartender (uncredited)

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Jim Michael

Barfly (uncredited)

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Ernesto Molinari

Barfly (uncredited)

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Darren Patrick Moloney

Paper Boy (uncredited)

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Ricky Nelson

Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

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James Nolan

Gambler (uncredited)

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Nick Raymond

Barfly (uncredited)

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Henry Slate

Pulford Confidant (uncredited)

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Bob Steele

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

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Ralph Volkie

White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)

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John Zimeas

Barfly (uncredited)

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