"The Domino Kid" is a serviceable "B" plus western, one of many Rory Calhoun turned out in the late 50s and early 60s. He was co-producer, Ray Nazzaro the director and it was released by Columbia Pictures.
Calhoun plays the title character a civil war veteran who has returned to find his family's ranch, "The Double Six" represented by two dominos, over run and his parents killed. Apparently one of post civil war roaming gangs was responsible. Domino sets out to find the five members of the gang in question. He knows who four of them are and starts off the film by gunning two of them (unnamed) down. The girl he left behind, Barbara Ellison (Kristine Miller) beggs him to give up his quest.
While camping out on the trail a shadowy figure tries to ambush him. He turns out to be Dragger (Denver Pyle) who was sent by Ed Sandin (Roy Barcroft), one of the raiders. Domino gets Dagger to indicate who Sandin is in a saloon then guns himdown. Domino's next target is Sam Beal (James Griffith) who wounds Domino in the gunfight that kills Beal. This leaves only the fifth member of the gang whom Domino doesn't know.
Meanwhile, Wade Harrington (Andrew Duggan),, a land speculator, has begun to romance Barbara. A rivalry develops between the two men. Rosita (Yvette Duguay) runs a saloon where Domino hangs out. Juan Cortes (Eugene Iglesias) a former ranch hand at "The Double Six" plays guitar there and is a close friend of Domino. Rosita is attracted to Juan but he rejects her for some unknown reason.
Domino tries to borrow money from Harrington but he is turned down largely because of their rivalry over Barbara. Sheriff Travers (Robert Burton) tries to discourage Domino from going after the fifth man. When Harrington erects a dam over a stream on public land that supplied water to the "Double Six", Domino feels that he has no choice but to face his rival in a showdown.
At Rosita's saloon, a brutish burly man, Lafe Prentiss (Peter Whitney) tries to assault Rosita. Domino seeing this slugs the brute. Juan drags Prentiss out into the street. When he comes to, he thinks that it was Juan who slugged him. He and his men, Buck (Ray Corrigan) and Haims (Fred Graham) drag him off to a barn where Prentiss plans to torture him. Domino intervenes and frees his friend.
All indications point to Harrington as being the mysterious fifth man. As he is about to face Domino in a showdown.............................................................
I found it unusual that there were so many unbilled and recognizable western performers in the cast. In addition to Barcroft, Pyle, and Griffith look for Tom London, Dennis Moore Paul E. Burns and Don C. Harvey.
Calhoun plays the title character a civil war veteran who has returned to find his family's ranch, "The Double Six" represented by two dominos, over run and his parents killed. Apparently one of post civil war roaming gangs was responsible. Domino sets out to find the five members of the gang in question. He knows who four of them are and starts off the film by gunning two of them (unnamed) down. The girl he left behind, Barbara Ellison (Kristine Miller) beggs him to give up his quest.
While camping out on the trail a shadowy figure tries to ambush him. He turns out to be Dragger (Denver Pyle) who was sent by Ed Sandin (Roy Barcroft), one of the raiders. Domino gets Dagger to indicate who Sandin is in a saloon then guns himdown. Domino's next target is Sam Beal (James Griffith) who wounds Domino in the gunfight that kills Beal. This leaves only the fifth member of the gang whom Domino doesn't know.
Meanwhile, Wade Harrington (Andrew Duggan),, a land speculator, has begun to romance Barbara. A rivalry develops between the two men. Rosita (Yvette Duguay) runs a saloon where Domino hangs out. Juan Cortes (Eugene Iglesias) a former ranch hand at "The Double Six" plays guitar there and is a close friend of Domino. Rosita is attracted to Juan but he rejects her for some unknown reason.
Domino tries to borrow money from Harrington but he is turned down largely because of their rivalry over Barbara. Sheriff Travers (Robert Burton) tries to discourage Domino from going after the fifth man. When Harrington erects a dam over a stream on public land that supplied water to the "Double Six", Domino feels that he has no choice but to face his rival in a showdown.
At Rosita's saloon, a brutish burly man, Lafe Prentiss (Peter Whitney) tries to assault Rosita. Domino seeing this slugs the brute. Juan drags Prentiss out into the street. When he comes to, he thinks that it was Juan who slugged him. He and his men, Buck (Ray Corrigan) and Haims (Fred Graham) drag him off to a barn where Prentiss plans to torture him. Domino intervenes and frees his friend.
All indications point to Harrington as being the mysterious fifth man. As he is about to face Domino in a showdown.............................................................
I found it unusual that there were so many unbilled and recognizable western performers in the cast. In addition to Barcroft, Pyle, and Griffith look for Tom London, Dennis Moore Paul E. Burns and Don C. Harvey.