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Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
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January 1959 (USA)
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HANGING'S TOO GOOD FOR A RAT LIKE THIS! (original print ad - all caps) more
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As a youth, Eddie came into the town with his gang to rob the bank, but was caught and convicted. Marshal Ben helped him to become a honorable citizen...
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Fred MacMurray was great in serious roles
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Fred MacMurray | ... | Marshal Ben Cutler |
 | Margaret Hayes | ... | Ruth Granger (as Maggie Hayes) |
 | Robert Vaughn | ... | Eddie 'The Kid' Campbell |
| Joan Blackman | ... | Laurie Cutler |
| James Drury | ... | Paul Ridgely |
| Wendell Holmes | ... | Tallant Joslin, Prosecutor |
| Edmon Ryan | ... | William P. Selby, Attorney |
| Stacy Harris | ... | Coley |
| Kathryn Card | ... | Mrs. Molly Cain |
| Emile Meyer | ... | Marshal Hiram Cain |
| Bing Russell | ... | George Fletcher |
| Russell Thorson | ... | Harry Landers |
| Denver Pyle | ... | Deputy Ed Moore |
 | Phil Chambers | ... | Deputy William Avery |
| Howard McNear | ... | Olson |
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85 min
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Ruth Granger:
Eddie is just a boy. Tom was killed by a hardened criminal.
Ben Cutler: Do you think this kid is any less hardened? Since when is a young rattlesnake any less poisonous than an old one?
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Ben Cutler: Do you think this kid is any less hardened? Since when is a young rattlesnake any less poisonous than an old one?
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Of course this is a 1950s period piece that says more about that time period than it does about the 19th Century, but we need to remember that most films, particularly Westerns, seemed to reflect the exact time period they were made. This is nothing new, and it probably will not change any time in the future.
What audiences forget is that Fred MacMurray was GREAT in serious roles. Because we saw him on TV and Disney movies, we became used to the dimwitted, milquetoast type of character and I, at least could not understand why he was so respected as an actor. But, he had a long illustrious career long before the 1960s, and that career had mostly been of him as a leading man in Westerns. In fact, MacMurray was disappointed that all he ever got cast in was serious roles, and he got tired of it.
In this movie, his acting is so "underdone", that it is flawless. I have a great deal of respect for him, and wish he had made even more serious movies later in his life.