Abilene Town (1946)

Description

Starring Randolph Scott. Edgar Buchanan, Ann Dvorak (1946) B&W Unrated Marshal Dan Mitchell (Randolph Scott) tries to keep the peace in Abilene, Kansas during the post-Civil War years when western expansion was exploding and cattle drives were coming from Texas. The marshal finds himself in the middle of a problem when a new wave of homesteaders arrives in town and lays claim to some of the ranchers’ land. With the shopkeepers and homesteaders on one side and the ranchers and saloon owners on the other, Marshal Mitchell must find a solution before the situation explodes. While all this is going on, Marshal Mitchell must contend with the affections of two women, a saloon owner (Ann Dvorak) and the daughter of a prominent businessman (Rhonda Fleming).