


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.

John Wayne
J.B. Books

Lauren Bacall
Bond Rogers

Ron Howard
Gillom Rogers

James Stewart
Dr. Hostetler

Richard Boone
Mike Sweeney

Hugh O'Brian
Jack Pulford

Bill McKinney
Jay Cobb

Harry Morgan
Marshall Thibido

John Carradine
Beckum

Sheree North
Serepta

Rick Lenz
Dobkins

Scatman Crothers
Moses

Gregg Palmer
Burly Man

Alfred Dennis
Barber

Dick Winslow
Streetcar Driver

Melody Thomas Scott
Girl on Streetcar
Kathleen O'Malley
School Teacher

Jack Berle
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)

Johnny Crawford
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Chuck Dawson
Extra (uncredited)
Don Siegel
Miles Hood Swarthout, Scott Hale
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