Hellfire

May 29, 1949

1h 30m

★ 6.1

Some men live by making rules ... some women live by breaking 'em !

Overview

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. Frustrated in his attempts to get donations, Zeb attempts to capture fugitive Doll Brown in order to obtain the reward. But he finds that there's more to Doll than meets the eye. When his old friend Bucky McLean shows up gunning for Doll, Zeb sees a chance to redeem them all... one way or another.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Zeb Smith

Bill Elliott

Mary Carson / Doll Brown

Marie Windsor

Marshall Bucky McLean

Forrest Tucker

Gyp Stoner

Jim Davis

Brother Joseph

H.B. Warner

Dusty Stoner

Paul Fix

Sheriff Martin

Grant Withers

Sheriff Duffy

Emory Parnell

Birdie

Esther Howard

Full Moon

Jody Gilbert

Red Stoner

Louis Faust

Lew Stoner

Harry Woods

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