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The Hired Gun

1957 1h 3m Western List
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Gunman-for-hire Gil McCord (Rory Calhoun) gets an assignment to bring in a murderer to face trial. Surprisingly, the killer turns out to be lovely Ellen Beldon (Anne Francis). Regardless, McCord is a professional and so captures her, prepared to hand her over. Accused of murdering her husband, Ellen vehemently insists that she is not the killer. After some initial resistance, McCord buys her story and the two go on a hunt to bring the real assassin to justice.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Flatly directed and acted as if it were for a TV show. Rated: C May 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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j f Pretty good for a B western. Rory Calhoun can stand and walk with the best of them. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Rory Calhoun is the baby jesus of westerns! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Gunman-for-hire Gil McCord (Rory Calhoun) gets an assignment to bring in a murderer to face trial. Surprisingly, the killer turns out to be lovely Ellen Beldon (Anne Francis). Regardless, McCord is a professional and so captures her, prepared to hand her over. Accused of murdering her husband, Ellen vehemently insists that she is not the killer. After some initial resistance, McCord buys her story and the two go on a hunt to bring the real assassin to justice.
Director
Ray Nazarro
Producer
Rory Calhoun, Victor M. Orsatti
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 3m