Is 1954’s Dawn at Socorro based on a true story? Peter Birkin Kadina, South Australia, Australia Dawn at Socorro brings back memories. I first watched it as a 15-year-old kid at the Yavapai Theater in Ash Fork, Arizona. Back then, Rory Calhoun was one of Hollywood’s most glamorous Western stars. Calhoun plays the role of a gunfighter-gambler who goes up against a crooked saloon owner played by David Brian. Beautiful red-haired Piper Laurie is the third part of this triangle while that great


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