Summary
A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.6
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −20 min on the typical 107
typical 10787Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
Released
1959
June 17, 1959
67 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
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
23 of 23
Robert TaylorMackenzie Bovard
Tina LouiseSelah Jennison
Fess ParkerSheriff Buck Weston
Jack LordJohnny Bishop
Gene Evans"Big Murph" Murphy
Mickey ShaughnessyAl Cruse
Shirley HarmerKitty Bishop
James WesterfieldHerb Loftus
Mabel AlbertsonAmy Hopkins
Jose Gonzales-GonzalesPedro Alonso
Betty LynnMolly
Lorne GreeneClem J. Cummings
Richard CollierHotel Desk Clerk
Regis ToomeyOrderly (uncredited), Soldier at Fort- DCDorothy CrehanWife(uncredited)
Joseph HamiltonHusband(uncredited)
Stuart HolmesHotel Guest (uncredited)
Nolan LearyHusband (uncredited)
Nelson LeighCol. Hammond (uncredited)
Frank RichardsZimmerman (uncredited)- PSPaul SalataBen - Teamster (uncredited)
Sara TaftWife (uncredited)- SWSam WolfeBartender (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Michael Curtiz Director
Writing · 2
- Dudley Nichols Writer
- Luke Short Short Story
Production · 1
- Frank Freeman Jr. Producer
Camera · 1
- Loyal Griggs Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Terry O. Morse Editor
Sound · 1
- Harry Sukman Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Hal Pereira Art Direction
- Henry Bumstead Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Edith Head Costume Design
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