Stranger on Horseback (1955)
Overview
A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.935 |
Directed By
Jacques Tourneur
Crew
Don Martin
Jacques Tourneur
Herb Meadow
Louis L'Amour
Jack Byron
Frank McWhorter
Willon Fields
Albert Hogsett
Victor A. Gangelin
Ray Rennahan
Paul Dunlap
William B. Murphy
Robert Goldstein
TOP CAST
Joel McCrea
Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
Miroslava
Amy Lee Bannerman
Kevin McCarthy
Tom Bannerman
John McIntire
Josiah Bannerman
John Carradine
Col. Buck Streeter
Nancy Gates
Caroline Webb
Emile Meyer
Sheriff Nat Bell
Robert Cornthwaite
Arnold Hammer
Jaclynne Greene
Paula Morrison (as Jacklyn Green)
Walter Baldwin
Vince Webb
Emmett Lynn
Barfly
Roy Roberts
Sam Kettering
George Keymas
Bannerman's Henchman
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