
7 Men from Now(1956)
A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths with a couple heading to California.


“At last the search was over...”
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

Randolph Scott
Bart Allison

John Carroll
Tate Kimbrough

Karen Steele
Lucy Summerton

Valerie French
Ruby James

Noah Beery Jr.
Sam

John Archer
Dr. John Storrow

Andrew Duggan
Sheriff Swede Hansen

James Westerfield
Otis, the Bartender

John Litel
Charles Summerton

Ray Teal
Morley Chase
Decision at Sundown is a western film released in 1957 exploring themes of sheriff. Directed by Budd Boetticher, it stars Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele. A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
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