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Hangman's Knot

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Major Matt Stewart (Randolph Scott) leads a troop of Confederate soldiers on a raid, targeting a wagon that is transporting Union gold. All of the Union soldiers are killed except for one, who informs Stewart that the war had already ended a month ago. Stewart leads the troop into hiding, knowing they could face murder charges. After capturing a coach driven by nurse Molly Hull (Donna Reed), the soldiers try to evade a group of bandits chasing them to steal the gold.
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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...essentially remains entertaining throughout. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 10, 2004 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews This solid western was the only film Roy Huggins ever directed. Rated: B Apr 9, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Another really good Western right here. Yes I will recommend it to James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, March 3, 2023. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Written and directed by Roy Huggins, the creator of "Maverick", "The Fugitive" and "The Rockford Files", this film has none of the appeal or interest of those TV series. Instead we get a pretty standard western with Randolph Scott leading a group of Confederate gold raiders on a raid not knowing the war is over. They become hunted by the law and others out to get that gold and make a stand in a stagecoach station. Clem Bevins is okay as a old codger and Lee Marvin has his moments, but none of the guys chasing Scott and Marvin are anywhere near as tough as they are so its kind of a foregone conclusion. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member average scott western, best performance from marvin... let down by the long drawn out ending Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member There's a good mix of fast paced action and tense stand-offs in this steady western. Scott's acting doesn't differ but in the beginning his character isn't the clear cut hero he is known for playing for, although it is the underused Lee Marvin who excels as the dirty maverick among them. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that claude jarman jr, clem bevans, donna reed, guinn "big boy" williams, glenn langan, frank faylen, lee marvin, jeanette nolan, guinn williams play good roles/parts throughout this movie,,,,i think that this is a good 1950's movie 2 watch,.,,i think that the director of this action/adventure/drama/western movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect thorughout this movie its a good western movie 2 watch..i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs were pretty kewl throughout this movie its an enjoyable western movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A low point among Randolph Scott's canon of work - this colourless western offers little to the genre and even an early role for Lee Marvin cant lift this from mediocrity! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Major Matt Stewart (Randolph Scott) leads a troop of Confederate soldiers on a raid, targeting a wagon that is transporting Union gold. All of the Union soldiers are killed except for one, who informs Stewart that the war had already ended a month ago. Stewart leads the troop into hiding, knowing they could face murder charges. After capturing a coach driven by nurse Molly Hull (Donna Reed), the soldiers try to evade a group of bandits chasing them to steal the gold.
Director
Thomas Fitzroy
Producer
Harry Joe Brown
Screenwriter
Thomas Fitzroy
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Producers-Actors Corporation, Scott-Brown Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 15, 1952, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 15, 2010
Runtime
1h 21m
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