Man from God's Country

Feb 9, 1958

1h 12m

★ 4.8

MONTANA...gun-raw...gun-ruled...gun hell!

Overview

Dan Beattie gives up his lawman job to move further west and rejoin his old war buddy Curt Warren in the town of Sundown. At first mistaken for a railroad agent by Beau Santee, a Sundown businessman who wants to keep the railroad away from his town, Dan is nearly killed by Santee's henchman, Mark Faber. Dan discovers that his old pal Curt works for Santee. Even after learning Dan's true identity, Santee considers him trouble and plots to get rid of him. With the help of Curt's son Stony, Dan tries to get Curt to take a stand on the right side of the law.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Romance

Western

Production Companies

Allied Artists Pictures

Scott R. Dunlap Productions

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Cast

Dan Beattie

George Montgomery

Nancy Dawson

Randy Stuart

Col. Miller

Gregg Barton

Stony Warren

Kim Charney

Mary Jo Ellis

Susan Cummings

Mark Faber

James Griffith

Curt Warren

House Peters Jr.

Sheriff

Phillip Terry

Beau Santee

Frank Wilcox

Henchman

Al Wyatt Sr.

Saunders (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

Will Potter (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

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