The Hired Gun (1957 film)
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Duration Country United States | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Action, Adventure, Romance Running time 1h 3m Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1957 Writer Buckley Angell (story), Buckley Angell (screenplay), David Lang (screenplay) Art directors William A. Horning, Urie McCleary Cast (Gil McCord), (Ellen Beldon), (Kell Beldon), (Mace Beldon), (Judd Farrow), Robert Burton (Nathan Conroy)Similar movies Lone Star , The First Texan , Buchanan Rides Alone , The Return of the Durango Kid , Thunder Over the Plains , Monte Carlo Tagline He Had To Be Fast To Stay Alive! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hired Gun is a 1957 Western film.
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Plot
Ellen Beldon is about to be hanged in Texas for the cold-blooded murder of her husband. Her ranch foreman, Judd Farrow, busts her out of jail and escorts Ellen to a safe hideout in New Mexico.
Her father-in-law, Mace Beldon, determined to avenge the killing of his son, hires gunman Gil McCord for $5,000 to track down Ellen and do away with her. Ellen explains to Gil what really happened, that her husband was murdered by another son, Kel Beldon, who wants to be sole heir to their father's money and land. Kel comes after Ellen, but is killed in a shootout with Gil.
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Reception
According to MGM records the movie earned $395,000 in the US and Canada and $450,000 elsewhere, making a profit to the studio of $169,000.
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The Hired Gun (1957 film) IMDb The Hired Gun (1957 film) themoviedb.org
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