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Dawn at Socorro

Name: Dawn at Socorro
Genre: Western
Released: 1954-09-01
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie, David Brian, Kathleen Hughes, Alex Nicol

1954 | 81 min | Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Best for western fans.
The mood: Easygoing.
The pace: Never drags, at 1 hr 21 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off: Made in 1954: an older pace and style.

Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. En route to Colorado for his health, Brett stops in Socorro, New Mexico along with Ferris gunfighter Jimmy Rapp. Sheriff Couthen fears another shootout, but what Brett has in mind is saving waif-with-a-past Rannah Hayes from a life as one of Dick Braden's saloon girls.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by George Sherman

Rory CalhounBrett Wade
Piper LaurieRannah Hayes
David BrianDick Braden
Kathleen HughesClare
Alex NicolJimmy Rapp
Edgar BuchananSheriff Cauthen
Mara CordayLetty Diamond
Roy RobertsDoc Jameson
Skip HomeierBuddy Ferris
James MillicanHarry McNair