The Hired Gun

Sep 20, 1957

1h 3m

★ 5.5

He Had To Be Fast To Stay Alive!

Overview

A bounty hunter tries to prove his beautiful quarry innocent of murder.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Rorvic Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Hired Gun Trailers

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Cast

Gil McCord

Rory Calhoun

Ellen Beldon

Anne Francis

Kell Beldon

Vince Edwards

Mace Beldon

John Litel

Judd Farrow

Chuck Connors

Nathan Conroy

Robert Burton

Domingo Ortega

Salvador Baguez

Elby Kirby

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Cliff Beldon

Regis Parton

Frank Cooper - Conroy Ranch Wrangler

Chuck Roberson

Indian Squaw

Beulah Archuletta

When easterner Jack Steel gets into trouble with the law again, his father sends him to his ranch out west. There he and Alice Duncan become attracted to each other. Cowhand Slim was planning to marry Alice and now kidnaps her. When Slim's girl friend learns of Slim's interest in Alice, she tells Jack where Alice is and he heads out alone to face the three kidnapers.

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2.5

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Apr 17, 1940

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5.1

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4.7

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4.1

Valerie

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5.6

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1.0

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5.4

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3.0

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3.5

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5.5

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5.5

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0.0

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3.0

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0.0

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