True story of a brilliant professional gambler and the owner of an elegant sporting parlor defending his life against a evil U.S.Marshal, who in a jealous rage is seeking out a personal vendetta in the American south during the late 1880's.

Well awesome, if you liked "Unforgiven" you would probably dig this one as well...thank you for you input I found it most helpful.

Yes, that version is much more improved. I think words like "gambler", outhouse, and "U.S. Marshall" hints enough at the historic time frame where you might not need the year in the logline.

My overriding concern is this: replace "nailed to an outhouse door" with her face being slashed, and "gamblers" with hired guns, and you've got the logline for "Unforgiven".

Perhaps that movie was inspired by the same historic incident. Just a thought...

A prostitute nailed to an outhouse door horrifies a town and sparks a clash of wills between a gambler, his cohorts of famous killers, and a corrupt U.S. Marshal in 1887..any better?