65
GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant for him, Zeb vows to fulfill the preacher's mission of building a church.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most westerns, −17 min on the typical 107
typical 10790Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
Released
1949
May 29, 1949
77 years ago
Genre
WesternLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 41
Bill ElliottZeb Smith
Marie WindsorMary Carson / Doll Brown
Forrest TuckerMarshall Bucky McLean
Jim DavisGyp Stoner
H.B. WarnerBrother Joseph
Paul FixDusty Stoner
Grant WithersSheriff Martin
Emory ParnellSheriff Duffy
Esther HowardBirdie
Jody GilbertFull Moon- LFLouis FaustRed Stoner
Harry WoodsLew Stoner
Denver PyleRex
Trevor BardetteWilson
Dewey RobinsonCheyenne Bartender
Harry TylerBartender
Richard AlexanderBlacksmith (uncredited)- FCFred CarsonCantina Barfly (uncredited)
- HEHeenan ElliottTownsman (uncredited)
Herman HackTownsman Giving Money (uncredited)
Paula HillRusty (uncredited)
Olin HowlandBartender (uncredited)
Michael JeffersBarfly (uncredited)
Edward KeaneEdwards (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- R.G. Springsteen Director
- Yakima Canutt Second Unit Director
- Dick Moder Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Dorrell McGowan Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Stuart E. McGowan Screenplay, Executive Producer
Production · 2
- William J. O'Sullivan Associate Producer
- Kenneth Holmes Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Jack A. Marta Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Tony Martinelli Editor
Sound · 4
- R. Dale Butts Original Music Composer
- T.A. Carman Sound
- Stanley Wilson Orchestrator
- Howard Wilson Sound
Art · 3
- Charles S. Thompson Set Decoration
- James W. Sullivan Art Direction
- John McCarthy Jr. Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Adele Palmer Costume Design
- Bob Mark Makeup Supervisor
- Steve Drumm Makeup Artist
- Peggy Gray Hairstylist
Other crew · 2
- Howard Lydecker Special Effects
- Theodore Lydecker Special Effects
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