Summary
A Texas Ranger turns deputy sheriff; a woman wants him to kill her cattle-baron husband.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 49
IMDb6.1
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −27 min on the typical 107
typical 10780Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 30 more
Released
1957
December 1, 1957
69 years ago
Genre
WesternLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more34 people
- Guy MadisonSteve Burden
- Valerie FrenchFern Martin
- Lorne GreeneRice Martin
- Barry AtwaterGeorge Dennison
- Robert BurtonSheriff Hacker
- Rudy BondJohn Rodman
- Trevor BardetteMitch Willis
- RVRenata VanniJuanita
- Leah BairdTownswoman (uncredited)
- DBDoyle BrooksCard Player (uncredited)
John CasonHenchman with Eye Patch (uncredited)- BCBill ClarkBarfly (uncredited)
Francis De SalesCaptain Peters (uncredited)
Richard FarnsworthPosse Man (uncredited)- HGHelen GereghtyTownswoman (uncredited)
- AGAugie GomezTownsman (uncredited)
Frank HagneyPosse Man (uncredited)- BHBill HaleRanger (uncredited)
Chester HayesTownsman (uncredited)
Myron HealeyRay Hendry (uncredited)
George HugginsTownsman (uncredited)
Max KlevenTownsman (uncredited)- AKAnn KundeTownswoman (uncredited)
Ethan LaidlawTownsman (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- George Sherman Director
Writing · 1
- Leo Katcher Screenplay, Novel
Production · 2
- Wallace MacDonald Executive Producer
- Helen Ainsworth Producer
Camera · 1
- Henry Freulich Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William A. Lyon Editor
Sound · 1
- Mischa Bakaleinikoff Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- James Crowe Set Decoration
- Carl Anderson Art Direction
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