#76. Death of a Gunfighter (1969)

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Universal Pictures

– Directors: Alan Smithee, Don Siegel, Robert Totten

– Metascore: 69

– Runtime: 94 minutes

The Texas town of Cottonwood Springs decides to fire its old-style marshal, but he refuses to leave, arguing that the town promised him the job for life. It features Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, and Carroll O’Connor, who went on to star as the iconic Archie Bunker in television’s hit show “All in the Family.”

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