The Shootist
The Shootist
Release: 1976-07-21
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 7.1
Western
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The De Laurentiis Company
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Bob Steele
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Lauren Bacall
as Bond Rogers
Johnny Crawford
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
George Dunn
as Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
Leo Gordon
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Charles G. Martin
as Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
as White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
Ron Howard
as Gillom Rogers
Rick Lenz
as Dobkins
Dick Winslow
as Streetcar Driver
Christopher George
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Henry Slate
as Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
John Wayne
as J.B. Books
Richard Boone
as Mike Sweeney
John Carradine
as Beckum
Sheree North
as Serepta
Scatman Crothers
as Moses
Harry Morgan
as Marshall Thibido
Melody Thomas Scott
as Girl on Streetcar
James Stewart
as Dr. Hostetler
Hugh O'Brian
as Jack Pulford
Gregg Palmer
as Burly Man
Alfred Dennis
as Barber
Jack Berle
as Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Ricky Nelson
as Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
James Nolan
as Gambler (uncredited)
Bill McKinney
as Jay Cobb
Jonathan Goldsmith
as Books' Victim (uncredited)
