The Hangman

Jun 17, 1959

1h 27m

★ 6.3

He was a U.S. Marshal but the name they called him was ... The Hangman.

Overview

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Mackenzie Bovard

Robert Taylor

Selah Jennison

Tina Louise

Sheriff Buck Weston

Fess Parker

Johnny Bishop

Jack Lord

"Big Murph" Murphy

Gene Evans

Al Cruse

Mickey Shaughnessy

Kitty Bishop

Shirley Harmer

Herb Loftus

James Westerfield

Amy Hopkins

Mabel Albertson

Pedro Alonso

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

Molly

Betty Lynn

Clem J. Cummings

Lorne Greene

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

7.8

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0.0

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3.0

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3.0

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6.5

Ace High

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After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.

7.6

The Wild Bunch

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7.0

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7.7

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6.0

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6.5

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Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexican bandits.

5.6

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6.2

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0.0

Outcasts of the Trail

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Legendary lawman Pat Garrett wins the Fourth of July buckboard race in a small Nevada town against the unscrupulous Fred Smith and pretty Lavinia White. Lavinia blames Garrett for sending her father Ivory White to jail for robbing 100,000 dollars. White, who has stashed the loot away someplace, is about to be released and plans to return the money to the express office for the sake of his children, Lavinia and Chad. Nasty Jim Judd forces Lavinia to help him rob the coach carrying Ivory and the money, counting on the fact that White will keep quiet for his daughter's sake.

6.6

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0.0

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6.2

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6.8

Two Gun Goofy

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0.0

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4.8

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