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The Stranger Wore a Gun
“THE SCREEN'S GREATEST OUTDOOR STAR”
5.5 / 10• 1953• 1h 22m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.
Cast & Crew
Randolph Scott
Jeff Travis
Lead
Claire Trevor
Josie Sullivan
Lee Marvin
Dan Kurth
Ernest Borgnine
Bull Slager
Joan Weldon
Shelby Conroy
George Macready
Jules Mourret
Alfonso Bedoya
Degas
Pierre Watkin
Jason Conroy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. André de Toth's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Stranger Wore a Gun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
