Badman

by Clair Huffaker

THREE-WAY TROUBLE!

The Gunman -
Jack Tawlin was a man marked for violence, doomed to live by his gun - or die by someone else's.

The Dance -Hall Girl -
Christine had everything a man could want - and a past that would make a bartender blush. She dreamed of a home and family, but she too wore the renegade brand.

The Gold Coach -
Old Ironsides, a fortress on wheels, rumbled across the prairie with a fortune in gold in its armor-plated body. No one had the guts to try robbing it...until Jack Tawlin hit town.

Inspiration for the John Wayne movie The War Wagon!

128 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 1957

About the author

Clair Huffaker was a U.S. author of westerns and other fiction, many of which were turned into films. His screenplays included such films as "Flaming Star" (1960), "The Commancheros" (1961), "Rio Conchos" (1964), and "The War Wagon" (1967). His TV scripts showed up on "The Virginian", "Lawman" and "Bonanza". Clair wrote screenplays for 3 Euro-westerns, "100 Rifles" (1969), "The Deserter" (1971), "Chino" (1973) and was thanked along with Sergio Corbucci in the 1995 film "Jonathan of the Bears" (1995).

He was married to Norma Lee Fink, a legendary attorney. Their daughter is Samantha C. Kirkeby, a prominent script supervisor who has worked on scores of big pictures including the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy and “3000 miles to Graceland”.

Reviews

[Susan Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book from which this movie was made is Badman. The War Wagon is the movie title. This is good, fun, and a thoroughly American Western. I wish I could remember which theater I saw this with my Brownie troop. when I came out.

Note: This novel needs to be read and its review placed here.

🎥 Movie version.

[Manuel Baraja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy entretenida y demostrando que en menos de 150 páginas se pueden construir bien unos personajes y montar una trama amena y estructurada.