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The Hard Man (1957)

He's Got the Southwest...Over a Gun-Barrel!

Genre : Western

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : George Sherman
Writer : Leo Katcher

Synopsis

A Texas Ranger turns deputy sheriff; a woman wants him to kill her cattle-baron husband.

Actors

Guy Madison
Guy Madison
Steve Burden
Valerie French
Valerie French
Fern Martin
Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene
Rice Martin
Barry Atwater
Barry Atwater
George Dennison
Robert Burton
Robert Burton
Sheriff Hacker
Rudy Bond
Rudy Bond
John Rodman
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
Mitch Willis
Renata Vanni
Renata Vanni
Juanita
Leah Baird
Leah Baird
Townswoman (uncredited)
Doyle Brooks
Doyle Brooks
Card Player (uncredited)
John L. Cason
John L. Cason
Henchman with Eye Patch (uncredited)
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
Barfly (uncredited)
Francis De Sales
Francis De Sales
Captain Peters (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Posse Man (uncredited)
Helen Gereghty
Helen Gereghty
Townswoman (uncredited)
Augie Gomez
Augie Gomez
Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney
Posse Man (uncredited)
Bill Hale
Bill Hale
Ranger (uncredited)
Chester Hayes
Chester Hayes
Townsman (uncredited)
Myron Healey
Myron Healey
Ray Hendry (uncredited)
George Huggins
George Huggins
Townsman (uncredited)
Max Kleven
Max Kleven
Townsman (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Ann Kunde
Townswoman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Lilley
Jack Lilley
Townsman (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard
Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Richards
Frank Richards
Vince Kane (uncredited)
Carlos Rivero
Carlos Rivero
Pedro (uncredited)
George Selk
George Selk
Clerk (uncredited)
Rickie Sorensen
Rickie Sorensen
Larry Thompson (uncredited)
Bert Spencer
Bert Spencer
Townsman (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Clarence Straight
Barber (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Phil Tead
Card Player (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams
Herb Thompson (uncredited)

Crews

Leo Katcher
Leo Katcher
Novel
Leo Katcher
Leo Katcher
Screenplay
Helen Ainsworth
Helen Ainsworth
Producer
Henry Freulich
Henry Freulich
Director of Photography
William A. Lyon
William A. Lyon
Editor
Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson
Art Direction
James Crowe
James Crowe
Set Decoration
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace MacDonald
Executive Producer
George Sherman
George Sherman
Director
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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