---
title: 'Wichita (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Tourneur'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wichita-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048806/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wichita (1955)

1955 · 81 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

Wichita is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Joel McCrea as Wyatt Earp. The film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Outdoor Drama. The supporting cast features Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Edgar Buchanan, Peter Graves, Jack Elam and Mae Clarke. The film's premiere was held in Wichita, Kansas, at The Wichita Theatre, 310 East Douglas, with the stars in attendance. Vera Miles had been Miss Kansas in 1948 and was third runner up in the Miss America pageant. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded the film with "Best Picture - Outdoor Drama" in 1955.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Tourneur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-tourneur)
- **Screenplay:** [Daniel B. Ullman](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-b-ullman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter)
- **Producer:** [Walter Mirisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-mirisch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Lipstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-lipstein)
- **Editor:** [William Austin](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-austin-2)

## Cast

- [John Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-smith)
- [Peter Graves](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-graves-2)
- [Rayford Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/rayford-barnes)
- [Jack Elam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-elam)
- [Edgar Buchanan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-buchanan)
- [Robert J. Wilke](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-wilke)
- [Rory Mallinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rory-mallinson)
- [Keith Larsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-larsen)
- [Vera Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-miles)
- [Joel McCrea](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-mccrea)
- [Mae Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-clarke)
- [Carl Benton Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-benton-reid)
- [Gertrude Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrude-astor)
- [Lloyd Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bridges)
- [Wallace Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-ford)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/wichita-1955
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