"A Killer's Paradise ... then one day a stranger rode in with a challenge ... a stranger the West would never forget !"

1955

1h 6m

5.8(26 votes)

Western

Overview

A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process.

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Cast & Crew

26 members

Acting

Joel McCrea

Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne

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Miroslava

Amy Lee Bannerman

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Kevin McCarthy

Tom Bannerman

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John McIntire

Josiah Bannerman

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John Carradine

Col. Buck Streeter

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Nancy Gates

Caroline Webb

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Emile Meyer

Sheriff Nat Bell

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Robert Cornthwaite

Arnold Hammer

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Jaclynne Greene

Paula Morrison

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Walter Baldwin

Vince Webb

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Emmett Lynn

Barfly

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Roy Roberts

Sam Kettering

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George Keymas

Bannerman's Henchman

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Fred Aldrich

Blacksmith

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Lane Bradford

Kettering Henchman

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Doyle Brooks

Bannerman Cowhand

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George DeNormand

Jesse Taylor

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Dabbs Greer

Hotel Clerk

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Frank Hagney

Bartender

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Chick Hannan

Bannerman Cowhand

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Clyde McLeod

Townsman

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Charles Perry

Townsman

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Bob Reeves

Bannerman Cowhand

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Buddy Roosevelt

Bannerman Ranch Hand

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Natividad Vacío

Morales

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Roque Ybarra

Bannerman Cowhand

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