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The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST OUTDOOR STAR

19535.41h 22m

Overview

Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.

Directed by André de Toth
Written by John W. Cunningham, Kenneth Gamet
Produced by Harry Joe Brown
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Top Cast

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Jeff Travis

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Josie Sullivan

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Dan Kurth

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Bull Slager

Joan Weldon

Joan Weldon

Shelby Conroy

George Macready

George Macready

Jules Mourret

Alfonso Bedoya

Alfonso Bedoya

Degas

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Jason Conroy

Joseph Vitale

Joseph Vitale

Shorty

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Jim Martin

Themes & Keywords

arizonawanted man

About The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun is a western film released in 1953 exploring themes of arizona, wanted man. Directed by André de Toth, it stars Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Lee Marvin. Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.

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