The Hangman (1959)
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Directors
Michael Curtiz
Cast
Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker, Jack Lord, Betty Lynn
The story
Deputy U.S. Marshal Mac Bovard, known as the Hangman for his success at seeing guilty men die for their crimes, rounds up three of four outlaws suspected in a robbery that resulted in murder. Two are hanged.
Genres
Western, Western film, drama film
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