The Iron Sheriff (1957)
Overview
Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath of a robbery-murder, Galt follows the trail of evidence directly to his own son, Benjie. Sworn to uphold the law at all costs, Galt is grimly determined to see that Benjie will receive a fair trial without any coercion on his part. But the townsfolk have already decided that the sheriff will try to spring the boy, and a lynch-mob mentality slows festers its way through the community. As the trial proceeds, it becomes obvious that Benjie is going to hang for his alleged crime, but there's still one or two surprises in store.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.519 |
Directed By
Sidney Salkow
Crew
Sidney Salkow
Seeleg Lester
Grant Whytock
Bill Ross
Kenneth Peach
Herman N. Schoenbrun
Emil Newman
Max Frankel
George Rutter
Jerome C. Robinson
TOP CAST
Sterling Hayden
Sheriff Samuel Galt
Darryl Hickman
Benjie Galt
Constance Ford
Claire
John Dehner
Roger Pollack
Kent Taylor
Phil Quincy
Will Wright
Judge
Walter Sande
Marshal Ellison
Frank Ferguson
Holloway
King Donovan
Leveret
Mort Mills
Sutherland
Kathleen Nolan
Kathi Walden
I. Stanford Jolley
Gene Walden
Marjorie Bennett
Nettie Holcomb
Peter Miller
Jackson Gallagher
Ray Walker
Bilson
Byron Foulger
Jed
Roy Gordon
Sorenson
Robert B. Williams
Sheriff Joe Tilyou
Ferris Taylor
Dr. Amos Leyland
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