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, whose own horse has broken down, is breaking a horse in the desert that he believes to be a stray. He is caught by some ranchers who treat him as a horse thief and are about to hang him when he is saved by Frank Jesse. They ride into Perdido together, where they are ambushed by two gunmen. After they kill the gunmen, Lane and Jesse are hired by Kelly, who offers them $1,000 each to take her through Apache territory to be with her husband. In reality, she is setting up Jesse because he killed her husband in a shootout. Lane rescues a collie that goes with him everywhere, including riding the pack horse.

Cast

Audie Murphy as Ben Lane
Dan Duryea as Frank Jesse
Joan O'Brien as Kelly
George Wallace as Will Boone
Roy Barcroft as Mustanger
Bob Steele as Puncher
Henry Wills as Indian leader
Phil Chambers as Undertaker
Charlita as Mexican dancer
Dale Van Sickel as Man

Production

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.

Comic book adaption

Dell Movie Classic: ''Six Black Horses''