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Hangman's Knot (1952)

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A Confederate Major and his troops are falsely lead to believe the Civil War is not over, and become wanted men when they attack a Union Army wagon train.

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Major Matt Stewart
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Molly Hull
Claude Jarman Jr. ...
Jamie Groves
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Cass Browne
Glenn Langan ...
Capt. Petersen
Richard Denning ...
Lee Kemper
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Rolph Bainter
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Mrs. Margaret Harris
Clem Bevans ...
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Quincey
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ...
Smitty
Monte Blue ...
Maxwell
John Call ...
Egan Walsh
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In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold escorted by Union cavalry and the soldiers are killed. The only wounded survivor tells that the war ended one month ago, and the group decides to take the gold and meet their liaison that knew that the war ended but did not inform the troop. The harsh Rolph Bainter kills the greedy man and the soldiers flee in his wagon driven by Major Stewart. When they meet a posse chasing them, Stewart gives wrong information to misguide the group; however, they have an accident with the wagon and lose the horses. They decide to stop a stagecoach and force the driver to transport them, but the posse returns and they are trapped in the station with the passenger. They realize that the men are not deputies and have no intention to bring them to justice but take the stolen gold. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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gold | soldier | stagecoach | justice | cavalry | See more »

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Western

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15 November 1952 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Le relais de l'or maudit  »

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When the Confederates ambush the Union gold shipment, they use dynamite. The film is set in 1865, but dynamite was not patented by its inventor, Alfred Nobel, until 1867. Dynamite was not in use during the American Civil War by either side. See more »

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Too short with the odd cliché, but effective and underrated western
4 June 2011 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

Hangman's Knot may be too short at only an hour and twenty minutes or so, there are one or two scenes that take too long to get going and some of the characters are clichéd(ie. nurse devoted to duty). However, it is a very well made movie, with tight editing, lavish scenery and beautiful photography. The film is beautifully directed, I love the metaphorical title, the script is well-written and intriguing, the opening twenty minutes set the tone of the film brilliantly and the sequence involving the "Rebs" is fantastic. The acting is very good and do a credible job in making us care for their somewhat clichéd characters. Randolph Scott is commanding, Donna Reed is as lovely as ever and Lee Marvin makes a positive impression without stealing his scenes too much. Overall, a very effective and underrated western. 7/10 Bethany Cox


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