Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho
Directed by	Don McGuire
Produced by	Henry W. Sanicola
Screenplay by	David P. Harmon; Don McGuire
Story by	David P. Harmon
Starring	Frank Sinatra; Keenan Wynn; William Conrad; Phyllis Kirk
Music by	Nelson Riddle
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	Eda Warren
Production; company	Kent Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	July 1956 (United States);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.9 million (US)[1]

Johnny Concho is a 1956 American Western film directed by Don McGuire starring Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, William Conrad and Phyllis Kirk. This was Sinatra's first Western and the role allowed him to play against type in his portrayal of the film's villain. This film was unsuccessful for Sinatra, but he made four films the previous year and in 1956 also had a hit in High Society with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, filmed in Panavision and color.

Plot

The mean and boastful Johnny Concho is also a coward, but the people of Cripple Creek, Arizona, let him have his way. They know that Johnny's brother, who doesn't live in town, is the notorious gunfighter Red Concho, someone they truly fear.

Mary Dark, daughter of the general store's owner, is in love with Johnny, but isn't yet aware of the kind of man he really is.

Johnny has everyone so cowed that, in a card game, he needn't even show his hand to claim the pot. That lasts until the day a man named Tallman comes to town. Tallman calls the bluff of Johnny at the poker table. Johnny wants the sheriff, Henderson, to take care of this, but Tallman stuns everyone by announcing that he recently stood up to Red Concho in another town and killed him.

Exposed for the yellow-belly he is, Johnny rides off. Mary still loves him and follows, but wherever Johnny goes, word reaches that he is not a man to be trusted or feared. Tallman, meanwhile, has taken over Johnny's role in Cripple Creek, appointing himself as the law and demanding to be paid a percentage from every business in town.

Mary still wants to marry Johnny, but at the wedding his cowardice comes out once more. A man who knew his brother informs him that Red was actually just like Johnny, a blowhard with no guts.

Johnny pulls himself together and returns to Cripple Creek to face Tallman in the street. Tallman wounds him, but the townspeople are impressed by Johnny's bravery and willing to help. Mary's father shoots Tallman and kills him. Johnny prepares to leave town, knowing he's not wanted here, but Mary and the others invite him to stay.

Cast

Frank Sinatra as Johnny Concho / Johnny Collins
Keenan Wynn as Barney Clark
William Conrad as Tallman
Phyllis Kirk as Mary Dark
Wallace Ford as Albert Dark
Dorothy Adams as Sarah Dark
Christopher Dark as Walker
Howard Petrie as Joe Helguson, Blacksmith
Harry Bartell as Sam Green
Dan Riss as Judge Earl Tyler
Willis Bouchey as Sheriff Henderson
Robert Osterloh as Duke Lang
Jean Byron as Pearl Lang
Leo Gordon as Mason
Claude Akins as Lem
John Qualen as Jake
Budd Knapp as Pearson (as Wilfred Knapp)
Ben Wright as Benson
Joe Bassett as Harry, Bartender
Strother Martin as Townsman

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References

'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957

External links

Johnny Concho on IMDb
Johnny Concho at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957