A dying man scared of the dark

An old notorious gunslinger J.B. Books has an advanced cancer. Once he hears of his condition and inescapable destiny, he checks in a guesthouse in Carson City to wait around to die. His enemies however think he is not going to die fast enough. A Don Siegel film starring John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Hugh O'Brien, John Carradine, Richard Boone, Scatman Crothers and James Stewart.