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The Slowest Gun in the West

"The Slowest Gun in the West, The Fastest Draw on TV"

The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.K.A. The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff. Fletcher is so cowardly the townsfolk are sure that the local outlaws will be too proud to gun him down. This proves to be the case, and the outlaws hire their own cowardly gunfighter, Chicken Finsterwald, to go up against The Silver Dollar Kid.

Top Cast

  • Phil Silvers

    Phil Silvers

    Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid

  • Jack Benny

    Jack Benny

    Chicken Finsterwald

  • Ted de Corsia

    Ted de Corsia

    Black Bart

  • Jack Elam

    Jack Elam

    Ike Dalton

  • Karl Lukas

    Karl Lukas

    Jake Dalton

  • Robert J. Wilke

    Robert J. Wilke

    Billy the Kid Blake

  • Lee Van Cleef

    Lee Van Cleef

    Sam Bass

  • George Keymas

    George Keymas

    Jud McCory

  • John Dierkes

    John Dierkes

    'Wild Bill' Monks

Overview

The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.K.A. The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff. Fletcher is so cowardly the townsfolk are sure that the local outlaws will be too proud to gun him down. This proves to be the case, and the outlaws hire their own cowardly gunfighter, Chicken Finsterwald, to go up against The Silver Dollar Kid.

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