The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953 · 82 min · EN · NR · 5.7 (25 votes)
Dir. André de Toth · Starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Joan Weldon, George Macready

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST OUTDOOR STAR

ActionWestern

Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.

VIBE

A dusty, sun-baked revenge tale set against the unforgiving Arizona landscape. This classic Western delivers straightforward grit and escalating tension as a lone man confronts his past and a ruthless adversary. Expect classic shootouts and a determined pursuit.

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