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65% Critic Match
Hangman's Knot
“It Happened When A Killer With A Rope Ruled Nevada!”
6.5 / 10• 1952• 1h 21m•NR• English
ActionWestern
Storyline
In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold escorted by Union cavalry and the soldiers are killed. The only wounded survivor tells that the war ended one month ago, and the group decides to take the gold and meet their liaison that knew that the war ended but did not inform the troop. The harsh Rolph Bainter kills the greedy man and the soldiers flee in his wagon driven by Major Stewart. When they meet a posse chasing them, Stewart gives wrong information to misguide the group; however, they have an accident with the wagon and lose the horses. They decide to stop a stagecoach and force the driver to transport them, but the posse returns and they are trapped in the station with the passenger. They realize that the men are not deputies and have no intention to bring them to justice but take the stolen gold.
Cast & Crew
Randolph Scott
Major Matt Stewart
Lead
Donna Reed
Molly Hull
Claude Jarman Jr.
Jamie Groves
Frank Faylen
Cass Browne
Glenn Langan
Capt. Petersen
Richard Denning
Lee Kemper
Lee Marvin
Rolph Bainter
Jeanette Nolan
Mrs. Margaret Harris
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roy Huggins's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hangman's Knot is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
