Summary
During the Civil War, five condemned Southern prisoners are plucked off Death Row and promised pardons on the condition that they undertake a mission to head west and bring back a double-crossing Confederate spy who has a stagecoach full of Confederate gold.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 44GoodWatch 44
Letterboxd · 673 ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.3
Audience score19%
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −29 min on the typical 107
typical 10778Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 130 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+120Released
1955
April 15, 1955
71 years ago
Genres
WesternActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
12 of 12
John LundGovern Sturges
Dorothy MaloneShalee
Mike ConnorsHale Clinton
R. Wright Campbell John Morgan Candy
Jonathan HazeWilliam Parcell 'Billy' Candy
Paul BirchJ.C. Haggard- JSJames StoneUncle Mike
Jack IngramStephen Jethro
Larry ThorConfederate Captain
Boyd 'Red' MorganHoagie (as Boyd Morgan)- LCLionel C. Place(as Lionel Place)
James B. SikkingUnion Soldier (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Roger Corman Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- R. Wright Campbell Writer
Production · 2
- Ben Hayne Associate Producer, Art Direction
- Maurice Vaccarino Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Floyd Crosby Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ronald Sinclair Editor
Sound · 1
- Buddy Bregman Original Music Composer
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