A pseudo-marshal, a local doctor and the town sheriff must join forces to battle a greedy cattle-baron whose herd, locally sold, is contaminated with a contagious disease.
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| Jim Davis | ... | 'Brennan' | |
| Arleen Whelan | ... | Murdock | |
| Carl Smith | ... | Sheriff Carl Smith | |
| Harry Lauter | ... | Doc Hale | |
| Marty Robbins | ... | Felipe | |
| Douglas Fowley | ... | Marshal Matt Brennan (as Doug Fowley) | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Shad Donaphin | |
| Louis Jean Heydt | ... | Col. Donaphin | |
| Lawrence Dobkin | ... | Chicamon | |
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Eddie Crandall | ... | Pepe Joe |
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Darryl Guy | ... | George |
| Rick Vallin | ... | Deputy Jody (as Ric Vallon) | |
| Edward Colmans | ... | Governor Ainley (as Edward Colemans) | |
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Jim Davis is a man on the run. He comes across the body of a dead man wearing the badge of a marshal. He buries the body and takes the badge and rides on. At the next town, he is mistaken for the dead man, a legendary marshal named Brennan. The town sent for Marshal Brennan because they were facing a crisis that includes among other things an epidemic. The Stranger decides to stay as a way of hiding from the men chasing him. What he does not realize is that when he takes on the Badge of Marshal Brennan, he takes on the responsibilities of Marshal Brennan. Written by carflo
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male female relationship | cattle baron | interrupted hanging | death of lawman | apache indian |Taglines:
COLD EYED STRANGER!...He stood alone in a showdown with a deadly twist! See more »Parents Guide:
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Sheriff leading posse: Let him go. Even with a price on his head, he isn't worth chasing into Apache land.
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Written by Ramey Idriss, Hal Levy and Albert C. Gannaway
Performed by Carl Smith and Ramey Idriss
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The on-screen crediting of Ramey Idriss as the music performer states that he was playing Fender guitars. See more »Goofs
The road the sheriff and the governor are riding on has automobile tire marks. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sheriff leading posse: Let him go. Even with a price on his head, he isn't worth chasing into Apache land.
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Man on the RunWritten by Ramey Idriss, Hal Levy and Albert C. Gannaway
Performed by Carl Smith and Ramey Idriss
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For a low-budget film, this one really captures the imagination. Jim Davis gives one of the most enigmatic performances of his career in a very off-beat Western that draws its main plot elements from a combination of Eastern mysticism and tried-and-true Western cliches. A truly eccentric and haunting score adds to the ethereal nature of the proceeding. On one level almost laughable, but on another, deeply profound.