A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.
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| Henry Fonda | ... | Morgan 'Morg' Hickman | |
| Anthony Perkins | ... | Sheriff Ben Owens | |
| Betsy Palmer | ... | Nona Mayfield | |
| Michel Ray | ... | Kip Mayfield | |
| Neville Brand | ... | Bart Bogardus | |
| John McIntire | ... | Dr. Joe McCord | |
| Mary Webster | ... | Millie Parker | |
| Peter Baldwin | ... | Zeke McGaffey | |
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Richard Shannon | ... | Buck Henderson |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Ed McGaffey | |
| James Bell | ... | Judge Thatcher | |
| Howard Petrie | ... | Mayor Harvey King | |
| Russell Simpson | ... | Clem Hall | |
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Hal K. Dawson | ... | Andy Miller |
| Jack Kenney | ... | Sam Hodges | |
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Veteran bounty-hunter Morg Hickman rides into a town in danger. The sheriff has been killed, and young inexperienced Ben Owens named a temporary replacement until a permanent can be found. Ben wants to be that permanent replacement, so needs to impress the townspeople with his skill. When he finds that Morg was a sheriff for a long time before he became a bounty-hunter, he asks the older man to teach him. Morg thinks that being a sheriff is a foolish goal, but agrees to instruct Ben in handling people, more important to a sheriff than handling a gun. Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>
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For $40 a month and a shiny Tin Star... the young sheriff faced the mob alone... except for the angry ex-sheriff who couldn't watch him die and a hero-worshiping boy who lived only for the day he'd wear a TIn Star of his own! See more »Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 November 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (Westrex Sound Recording)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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Sheriff Ben Owens: Uh, ju-just getting the feel of these guns.
Morg Hickman: Where's the sheriff?
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(uncredited)
Melody: "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre"
Traditional
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When Morg climbs up to the cave chasing the McGaffey brothers, there's a full camera shadow across him. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sheriff Ben Owens: Uh, ju-just getting the feel of these guns.
Morg Hickman: Where's the sheriff?
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For He's a Jolly Good Fellow(uncredited)
Melody: "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre"
Traditional
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Anthony Mann made this superlative western after completing the last of the Jimmy Stewart westerns, ("The Man from Laramie"), and before he made the Gary Cooper starring "Man of the West" and somehow it got lost along the way despite having been nominated for a BAFTA Best Film award. Instead of either Stewart or Cooper, Mann cast Henry Fonda as the laconic, decent bounty hunter who take a greenhorn young sheriff, (a beautifully cast Anthony Perkins), under his wing.
It's a very simple, traditional piece, shot in black and white by Loyal Griggs and dealing very much in black and white issues. It is a movie with straightforward heroes and villains, (Neville Brand is principal among the bad guys), a strong heroine, (Betsy Palmer), and even a sweet, likable kid, (Michael Ray). If it lacks the psychological undercurrents of other Mann westerns it more than makes up for it in good old-fashioned action and suspense and of all his westerns this may be the most underrated.