Jock Mahoney and Martha Hyer star in this good B western about a Civil War veteran returned from the war with a dark secret and a desire not to carry weapons. Naturally he has no plans to return to his former occupation as sheriff of Abilene.
Abilene has a new sheriff in the coarse and brutal Ted DeCorsia and he's in the pocket of Lyle Bettger who in the interim has moved in on Mahoney's girlfriend Martha Hyer and they plan to be married. Everybody did think Mahoney was killed and one who was killed was Bettger's younger brother.
Abilene has also changed from a peaceful agricultural community to a trail's end for cattle shipping. How many gazillion westerns have been made with that plot premise and all it entails.
Given Mahoney is a cowboy hero in the tradition of Tom Destry you know he only has one way to go. Still Showdown In Abilene is nicely packaged for any western fan.
Abilene has a new sheriff in the coarse and brutal Ted DeCorsia and he's in the pocket of Lyle Bettger who in the interim has moved in on Mahoney's girlfriend Martha Hyer and they plan to be married. Everybody did think Mahoney was killed and one who was killed was Bettger's younger brother.
Abilene has also changed from a peaceful agricultural community to a trail's end for cattle shipping. How many gazillion westerns have been made with that plot premise and all it entails.
Given Mahoney is a cowboy hero in the tradition of Tom Destry you know he only has one way to go. Still Showdown In Abilene is nicely packaged for any western fan.