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Good Day for a Hanging (1959)After claiming his daughter's childhood-sweetheart killed the marshal, one man finds himself in conflict with his daughter, his fiancée and many of the townsfolk. Director:Nathan Juran |
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Marshal Ben Cutler
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Margaret Hayes | ... |
Ruth Granger
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| Robert Vaughn | ... |
Eddie Campbell
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Joan Blackman | ... |
Laurie Cutler
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| James Drury | ... |
Paul Ridgely
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Wendell Holmes | ... |
Tallant Joslin
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Edmon Ryan | ... |
William P. Selby, Attorney
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Stacy Harris | ... |
Coley
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Kathryn Card | ... |
Molly Cain
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Emile Meyer | ... |
Marshal Hiram Cain
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| Bing Russell | ... |
George Fletcher
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Russell Thorson | ... |
Harry Landers
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| Denver Pyle | ... |
Deputy Ed Moore
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| Phil Chambers | ... |
Deputy William Avery
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| Howard McNear | ... |
Olson
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It's been more than twenty years since Ben Cutler (Fred MacMurray) wore a badge, but when the town's bank gets robbed, he joins the posse. After the chase, where he saw Marshal Cain (Emile Meyer) get killed, he can't say "no" when the town asks him to take over the Marshal's duties. However, that same town starts to turn against him when he takes his new duties seriously by arresting and testifying against the killer... a boy, Eddie 'The Kid' Campbell (Robert Vaughn), who grew up in this town and comes from a broken home, garnering the sympathy of the townsfolk, who'd rather believe one of the other escaped bank robbers shot the sheriff. This is compounded by his daughter, who still has a crush on Eddie, even though after his mother died two years ago, he left town with not a word to her since. She, too, is convinced that Eddie is still that good little boy everyone remembers, and can't believe he's been changed, by his new life of riding with outlaws. Written by AzRanger {ArizonaRanger @ Hotmail . com}
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Even when he kissed her... he held a gun! See more »Genres:
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January 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Dois Passos da Forca See more »Company Credits
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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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The theme song for 3.10 To Yuma [1957] is played frequently here especially in scenes involving Vaughan and Blackman See more »Quotes
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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Most of us remember Fred MacMurray from the sitcom "My Three Sons." However, Macmurray gave some great performances in some great movies,"Double Indemnity," "Pushover" and this terrific little sleeper. MacMurray plays Ben Cutler, first a reluctant posse member, then a reluctant Marshall, finally the unflinching witness against and executioner of his daughter's childhood sweetheart. What is brilliant about this movie is the gradually changing loyalties of his loved ones and townspeople. First they are out for the blood of the kid (Robert Vaughn's brilliant as a dangerous, manipulative coward). Then, as Vaughn wins greater and greater sympathy, MacMurray is treated as the heavy. As Cutler, MacMurray finds real courage, standing virtually alone by the film's climax. This is a powerful movie and a real treat. See it.