Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Shootout in a One-Dog Town is a live-action western drama TV film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It aired on January 9, 1974 on ABC as their Movie of the Week. It was written by Larry Cohen and Dick Nelson, produced by Richard E. Lyons, and directed by Burt Kennedy.

Carrying $200,000 in a strongbox, a courier arrives in a near ghost town in Arizona and asks the bank manager to safeguard it for him from the murderous crooks following him.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reynolds
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Michael Ansara
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| John Gabe
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Gene Evans
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Frank Petry
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Richard Egan
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Billy Boy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Michael Anderson, Jr.
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Little Edgar
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jay Ripley
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clemens
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jones
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Squint
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Squint
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sheriff Handy Hathill
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jack Elam
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Halsey
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dub Taylor
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doc Henry Gills
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Arthur O'Connell
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Zack Wells
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Richard Crenna
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Halsey's first wife
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Edwin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Valdez
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Letty Crandell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Stefanie Powers
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| George Armstrong Custer
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Letty's father
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Preston
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Pickard
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Zack Wells
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Richard Crenna
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Halsey's first wife
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Edwin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Valdez
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Letty Crandell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Stefanie Powers
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| George Armstrong Custer
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Letty's father
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Preston
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Pickard
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| George Armstrong Custer
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Letty's father
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Preston
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Pickard
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Preston
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Pickard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Pickard

Organizations

 * Overland Express Company (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Arizona
 * Opportunity
 * General store
 * Bank of Opportunity
 * Saloon
 * Cottonwood (mentioned)
 * Missouri (mentioned)
 * Ohio (mentioned)
 * Cleveland (mentioned)
 * Texas (mentioned)
 * New Mexico (mentioned)
 * Deming (mentioned)
 * Kansas (mentioned)
 * Montana (mentioned)
 * Teton County (mentioned)
 * Powell County (indirectly mentioned)
 * Deer Lodge (mentioned)
 * Big Horn County (mentioned)
 * England (mentioned)
 * London (mentioned)
 * Mexico (mentioned)

Objects

 * Overland Express strongbox

Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: January 9, 1974 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * Billy's only referred to as Billy Boy in the credits.
 * Little Edgar is only referred to by that name in the credits; within the film he's simply called Little.

Errors

 * Stefanie Powers is erroneously known on the poster as "Stephanie Powers".

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * September 27, 1993: Jtc releases Shooutout in a One-Dog on VHS.
 * August 20, 2009: Synergy Entertainment releases Shootout in a One-Dog Town on DVD.