Six Black Horses


Six Black Horses is a 1962 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea and Joan O'Brien.

Plot

Ben Lane is breaking a horse in the desert that he believes to be stray. He is caught by some ranchers who believe he is a horse thief when he is saved by Frank Jesse. Lane and Jesse are hired by Kelly who pays them to take her to a town to be with her husband. In reality, Kelly is setting up Jesse because he killed her husband in a shootout. A unique part of the film is that Lane takes in a collie dog that goes with him everywhere, including riding the pack horse.

Cast

Universal hired Burt Kennedy to write an original film script. Kennedy said he wrote it with Richard Widmark in mind.
Parts of the film were shot at Snow Canyon and Leeds in Utah.

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