The Man Behind The Gun
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The Man Behind The Gun

An Easy-Going Gent with Deadly Guns...and a Reputation to Match!

6.0 / 10 1953 1h 22mNR English
Western

Storyline

This 1952 western stars Randolph Scott as an army investigator who poses as a schoolteacher while working undercover to expose a group of secessionists. Also starring Patrice Wymore, Roy Roberts, Alan Hale Jr., Lina Romay, Morris Ankrum, Dick Wesson and Philip Carey.

Cast & Crew

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Major Ransome Callicut

Lead
Patrice Wymore

Patrice Wymore

Lora Roberts

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

Sgt. 'Monk' Walker

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Capt. Roy Giles

Lina Romay

Lina Romay

Chona Degnon

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Sen. Mark Sheldon

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Bram Creegan

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

Phoebe Sheldon (as Katharine Warren)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Felix E. Feist's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Man Behind The Gun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker