The Man Behind the Gun
1953 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 6.0 · 43% critics
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.
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Details
- Original title
- The Man Behind The Gun
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-01-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Critic score
- 43/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (10 votes)
Themes
- rescue mission
- frontier justice
- secessionists
Cast & crew
Randolph Scott
as Major Ransome Callicut
Patrice Wymore
as Lora Roberts
Dick Wesson
as Sgt. 'Monk' Walker
Philip Carey
as Capt. Roy Giles
Lina Romay
as Chona Degnon
Roy Roberts
as Sen. Mark Sheldon
Morris Ankrum
as Bram Creegan
Katherine Warren
as Phoebe Sheldon (as Katharine Warren)
Alan Hale Jr.
as Cpl. Olaf Swenson
Douglas Fowley
as Buckley Saloon Manager
Directed by Felix E. Feist