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Showdown at Abilene is a 1956 American western film directed by Charles F. Haas and starring Jock Mahoney, Martha Hyer and Lyle Bettger. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures . In 1967 it was remade by Universal as Gunfight in Abilene with Bobby Darin playing the lead.
Gunfight in Abilene is a 1967 American Western film starring Bobby Darin in a non-singing role. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the second film based on the short story "Gun Shy" by Clarence Upson Young, the first being Showdown at Abilene (1956), starring Jock Mahoney in the role played by Darin in the remake.
This is a list of Old West gunfights.Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century.
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At the largest gun shows, over 1,000 firearms are sold over two days. [3] In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that it found no definite numbers for U.S. gun shows, but said that estimates ranged from 2,000 to 5,200 a year. [3] In 1999, the ATF reported that 4,442 gun shows were advertised in 1998 in Gun Show Calendar. [2]: 4
At the Paramount, visitors can catch performances featuring the Abilene Ballet Theatre, the Abilene Opera association, the Celebration Singers, the Abilene Children's Performing Arts Series, Abilene Community Band, the Classical Chorus of Abilene, and a large variety of professional and amateur shows. The venue also produces live theatrical shows.
Philio Houston "Phil" Coe (July 13, 1839 Gonzales, Texas – October 9, 1871 Abilene, Kansas), was a soldier, Old West gambler, and businessman from Texas. [1] He became the business partner of gunfighter Ben Thompson in Abilene, Kansas, with whom opened the Bull's Head Saloon. [2] He was killed by marshal Wild Bill Hickok in a street brawl.
The mayor of Abilene, Theodore Henry, sent for Smith in late 1869, who came highly recommended due to a reputation he had built while working alongside lawman Pat Desmond in Kit Carson, Colorado. Smith was also commissioned as a deputy US marshal , and was insistent that he could police Abilene using his hands rather than using guns.