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* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: During the GamblingBrawl between Blazer and The Abilene Kid in the Blue Moon Saloon, Porky ThePianoPlayer gets hit by a chair thrown by Blazer. He keeps playing for several minutes before gradually keeling over sideways.

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Lolita, the saloon girl who is sweet on The Abilene Kid. She saves his life during the GamblingBrawl when she claps her derringer to Blazer's head when he draws a gun on the unarmed Kid, and later is one of the few citizens to cooperate with Tom in his quest to catch the killer.



* SoiledDove: Lolita, the saloon girl who is sweet on The Abilene Kid. She saves his life during the GamblingBrawl when she claps her derringer to Blazer's head when he draws a gun on the unarmed Kid, and later is one of the few citizens to cooperate with Tom in his quest to catch the killer.

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* ICallItVera: Judge Gardner has trusty old rimfire revolver called "Betsy" which he keeps on his bench to keep order in the court during trials.

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* ICallItVera: Judge Gardner has a trusty old rimfire revolver called "Betsy" which he keeps on his bench to keep order in the court during trials.



* ThePianoPlayer: Porky is the piano player in the Blue Moon Saloon. during the GamblingBrawl between blazer and The Abilene Kid, Porky gets hit by [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl a chair thrown by Blazer]]. He keeps playing for several minutes before gradually keeling over sideways.

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* ThePianoPlayer: Porky is the piano player in the Blue Moon Saloon. during During the GamblingBrawl between blazer Blazer and The Abilene Kid, Porky gets hit by [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl a chair thrown by Blazer]]. He keeps playing for several minutes before gradually keeling over sideways.
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* SoiledDove: Lolita, the saloon girl who is sweet on The Abilene Kid. She saves his life during the GamblingBrawl when she claps her derringer to Blazer's head when he draws a gun on the unarmed Kid, and later is one of the few citizens to cooperate with Tom in his quest to catch the killer.
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* {{Prospector}}: ComicRelief character Chico. He can't tell real gold from fools gold and, when he discovers the stolen gold stashed in a cave, apparently doesn't realise that gold does not naturally occur in ingots.
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* GottaKillEmAll: Is the VengefulGhost of The Abilene Kid killing everyone who found him guilty or was otherwise involved in his execution? Or is there some other connection between the victims and a more mortal killer at work?

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* GottaKillEmAll: GottaKillThemAll: Is the VengefulGhost of The Abilene Kid killing everyone who found him guilty or was otherwise involved in his execution? Or is there some other connection between the victims and a more mortal killer at work?
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* GottaKillEmAll: Is the VengefulGhost of The Abilene Kid killing everyone who found him guilty or was otherwise involved in his execution? Or is there some other connection between the victims and a more mortal killer at work?

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* AndStarring: The credits end with "...and Introducing Margie Stapp".



* CallingCard: The killer leaves a playing card on the body of each of the bodies: starting with the deuce of spades and working upwards through the suit.

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* CallingCard: The killer leaves a playing card on the body of each of the bodies: starting with the deuce of spades and working upwards through the suit. The killer also uses solid gold bullets.


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* ScoobyDooHoax: The killer makes it appear as if the VengefulGhost of The Abilene Kid is responsible for the murder of those who sentenced him to death.
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* TheBadGuysAreCops: [[spoiler:Sheriff Jim Jordan was part of the gang responsible for the federal gold heist and is now killing off everyone else who knows about the gold so he can keep it for himself.]]
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* SternOldJudge: Judge Gardner. Very much a hardliner on the importance of law and order, and on citizens doing their civic duty, he is nonetheless not a HangingJudge. It is obvious that he is dissatisfied when the KangarooCourt hands down a guilty verdict in the The Abilene Kid's trial, but a legal verdict has been returned and he has no choice but to see it carried out.
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* GenreMashup: TheWestern + FilmNoir.

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* ThePianoPlayer: Porky is the piano player in the Blue Moon Saloon. during the GamblingBrawl between blazer and The Abeliene Kid, Porky gets hit by [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl a chair thrown by Blazer]]. He keeps playing for several minutes before gradually keeling over sideways.

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* ThePianoPlayer: Porky is the piano player in the Blue Moon Saloon. during the GamblingBrawl between blazer and The Abeliene Abilene Kid, Porky gets hit by [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl a chair thrown by Blazer]]. He keeps playing for several minutes before gradually keeling over sideways.sideways.
* ProfessionalGambler: The Abilene Kid.
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* WeaponTitle: ''Rimfire'' refers to an ammunition type.
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* ICallItVera: Judge Gardner has trusty old rimfire revolver called "Betsy" which he keeps on his bench to keep order in the court during trials.
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* HisNameHis: Lee, one of the outlaws, figures out that everyone who has been murdered by The Abilene Kid's 'ghost' is connected to the federal gold robbery. Just as he announces to his companion that he has worked out who the ghost is, a shot rings out from the darkness and he keels over.

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* HisNameHis: HisNameIs: Lee, one of the outlaws, figures out that everyone who has been murdered by The Abilene Kid's 'ghost' is connected to the federal gold robbery. Just as he announces to his companion that he has worked out who the ghost is, a shot rings out from the darkness and he keels over.

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* CouldntFindALighter: Lee uses a burning brand from the campfire to light his cigarette just before his HisNameIs moment.



* GamblingBrawl: After being bluffed out of a winning hand in a game of poker by The Abilene Kid, Blazer loses his temper and punches the Kid. The two get involved in a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, which remarkably does '''not''' spillo over into a BarBrawl.

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* GamblingBrawl: After being bluffed out of a winning hand in a game of poker by The Abilene Kid, Blazer loses his temper and punches the Kid. The two get involved in a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, which remarkably does '''not''' spillo spill over into a BarBrawl.BarBrawl.
* HisNameHis: Lee, one of the outlaws, figures out that everyone who has been murdered by The Abilene Kid's 'ghost' is connected to the federal gold robbery. Just as he announces to his companion that he has worked out who the ghost is, a shot rings out from the darkness and he keels over.

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Captain Tom Harvey, an undercover army agent, is investigating the theft of army gold shipments. During his undercover investigations, Harvey takes on the job of deputy sheriff and is drawn into discovering the source of a ghost who is terrorizing the town. The ghost is apparently the manifestation of a gambler who was wrongly convicted and hanged for the gold thefts.

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Captain Tom Harvey, an undercover army agent, is investigating the theft of army gold shipments. During his undercover investigations, Harvey takes on the job of deputy sheriff and is drawn into discovering the source of a ghost who is terrorizing the town. The ghost is apparently the manifestation of a gambler who was wrongly convicted and hanged for the gold thefts.hanged.



* GamblingBrawl: After being bluffed out of a winning hand in a game of poker by The Abilene Kid, Blazer loses his temper and punches the Kid. The two get involved in a NoHoldBarredBeatdown, which remarkably does '''not''' spillo over into a BarroomBrawl.
* ThePianoPlayer: Porky is the piano player in the Blue Moon Saloon. during tghe GamblingBrawl between blazer and The Abeliene Kid, Porky gets hit by [[ChairmanOfTBrawl a chair thrown by Blazer]]. He keeps playing for several minutes before gardually keeling over sideways.

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* CallingCard: The killer leaves a playing card on the body of each of the bodies: starting with the deuce of spades and working upwards through the suit.
* FrameUp: The Abilene Kid is framed for [[FixingTheGame cheating at cards]] and executed after facing a KangarooCourt.
* GamblingBrawl: After being bluffed out of a winning hand in a game of poker by The Abilene Kid, Blazer loses his temper and punches the Kid. The two get involved in a NoHoldBarredBeatdown, NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, which remarkably does '''not''' spillo over into a BarroomBrawl.
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* KangarooCourt: The Abilene Kid is convicted and sentenced to hang in a 'verdict by acclamation' in courtroom filled with members of the outlaw gang. Lolita describes it as "a first rate railroading".
* ThePianoPlayer: Porky is the piano player in the Blue Moon Saloon. during tghe the GamblingBrawl between blazer and The Abeliene Kid, Porky gets hit by [[ChairmanOfTBrawl [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl a chair thrown by Blazer]]. He keeps playing for several minutes before gardually gradually keeling over sideways.
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''Rimfire'' is a 1949 American Noir Western directed by B. Reeves Eason.

Captain Tom Harvey, an undercover army agent, is investigating the theft of army gold shipments. During his undercover investigations, Harvey takes on the job of deputy sheriff and is drawn into discovering the source of a ghost who is terrorizing the town. The ghost is apparently the manifestation of a gambler who was wrongly convicted and hanged for the gold thefts.

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* GamblingBrawl: After being bluffed out of a winning hand in a game of poker by The Abilene Kid, Blazer loses his temper and punches the Kid. The two get involved in a NoHoldBarredBeatdown, which remarkably does '''not''' spillo over into a BarroomBrawl.
* ThePianoPlayer: Porky is the piano player in the Blue Moon Saloon. during tghe GamblingBrawl between blazer and The Abeliene Kid, Porky gets hit by [[ChairmanOfTBrawl a chair thrown by Blazer]]. He keeps playing for several minutes before gardually keeling over sideways.
* TheTropeKid: ProfessionalGambler The Abilene Kid.

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