The Peacemaker

Nov 1, 1956

1h 22m

★ 3.7

The Gun... or The Book

Overview

A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher. There he finds a feud between the ranchers and the farmers. The Railroad Agent is after the ranchers land and has his men causing all the trouble. The new preacher sets out to bring the two sides together and he says he will not need a gun.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Hal R. Makelin Productions

United Artists

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Cast

Terrall Butler

James Mitchell

Ann Davis

Rosemarie Stack

Viggo Tomlin

Jan Merlin

Ed Halcomb

Jess Barker

Lathe Sawyer

Hugh Sanders

Gray Arnett

Herbert Patterson

Sam Davis

David McMahon

Edith Sawyer

Dorothy Patrick

Mr. Wren

Taylor Holmes

Sheriff Ben Seale

Robert Armstrong

Elijah Maddox

Philip Tonge

Doc Runyan

Wheaton Chambers

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