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1954
Passed
1h 11m
6.0IMDb

Western

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What it's about

Behind a narration in the style of Jack Webb on TV's "Dragnet", U.S. Marshal Sam Nelson, posing as Sam Smith, is sent to a gold-boom town in California to learn the identity of three killers. Posing as a gunman and killer, he soon strikes up a friendship with card-sharp Alf Billings after saving him from being lynched when caught cheating in a card game. Billings suggests they become partners as his skill with cards (overlooking the near lynching he just escaped) and Sam's ability with guns should make them a fortune. Sam agrees, hoping that Billings will lead him to the men he is hunting. Billings leads him to Coldwater sheriff William Norris and Ernie Walker, Norris's partner in a saloon and gambling operation, both implicated in the murder case Sam is investigating.

Cast and crew

Director: Thomas Carr
Writer: Daniel B. Ullman
Starring: Bill Elliott, Virginia Grey, Harry Morgan

Details

Release date: May 4, 1954
Language: English
Country: United States