Firecreek (1968)
Genres: Western, War
Cast: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Jacqueline Scott, Gary Lockwood
Firecreek is a 1968 American Western film directed by Vincent McEveety and starring James Stewart and Henry Fonda in his second role as an antagonist that year alongside Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West. The film is similar to High Noon in that it features an entire town of cowards refusing to help a peace officer against outlaws. Stewart plays an unlikely hero, forced into action when his conscience will not permit evil to continue. The supporting cast features Inger Stevens, Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam and John Qualen.