Editing Brian Keith (section)

===Film stardom===
Keith was second billed in ''[[Dino (film)|Dino]]'' (1957) with [[Sal Mineo]], and ''[[Run of the Arrow]]'' (1957) with [[Rod Steiger]]. He was top billed in ''[[Chicago Confidential]]'' (1957), but returned to supporting parts with ''[[Appointment with a Shadow]]'' (1957) ''[[Hell Canyon Outlaws]]'' (1957), and ''[[Fort Dobbs (film)|Fort Dobbs]]'' (1958).  He announced he would make ''Alien Virus'' for his Michael Productions, but it was not made.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Modern 'Sergeant York' Type Aimed at Sinatra; Rome Fashion Fete Due|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=August 5, 1957|work=Los Angeles Times|page=C11}}</ref> Keith was top billed in some low-budget action movies: ''[[Violent Road]]'' (1958), ''[[Desert Hell]]'' (1958), ''[[Sierra Baron]]'' (1958), and ''[[Villa!!]]'' (1958). The last two were shot back-to-back in Mexico.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://fiftieswesterns.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/highway-to-hollywood1.pdf|title=Highway to Hollywood|first=Maury|last=Dexter|date=2012|page=92}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=THOMAS M PRYOR|date=November 19, 1957|title=REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON|work= New York Times}}</ref> He guest starred on ''[[Studio One in Hollywood]]'', ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'', ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'', ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'', and an episode of ''[[Zane Grey Theater]]'', which was written and directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]] and later led to ''The Westerner''.