A woman breaks out of jail before her hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.A woman breaks out of jail before her hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.A woman breaks out of jail before her hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.
Beulah Archuletta
- Indian Squaw
- (uncredited)
Bart Braverman
- Pablo
- (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
- Sheriff Jenner
- (uncredited)
Joe Haworth
- Haddon
- (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
- Judge Dwight Larson
- (uncredited)
Pierce Lyden
- Culdane - Sheriff of Beldon County
- (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Dan Riss
- Walt Bodie - Lawyer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Hired Gun (1957) was the first film produced by Rory Calhoun and Victor M. Orsatti's production company, Calhoun-Orsatti Enterprises, Inc. The film also contained the statement "Rorvic Productions," a combination of the producers' first names.
- GoofsA clear moving shadow of the camera is visible on the floor of the gallows as it cranes up following Ellen and Judd as the drive away to the jail.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Red Cockatoo (2006)
Featured review
Badly made western featuring Calhoun as a gunfighter paid $5000 to go find an escaped murderer-- who happens to be Anne Francis. He does so, and of course, everyone is trying to stop him. Terrible performances, terrible script, lack luster direction, wall to wall music-- all in all, a really bad movie. And it's only about 72 minutes long. Made back in the days when westerns ruled on the TV screens, it was shot widescreen, with only one or two well shot scenes, the rest of the time, it looked like they did one take and moved on. Classic scenes even included four Indians who were obviously white guys in grease paint. Good for a laugh, that's about it. TCM shows this once in a while-- a real hoot.
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- Budget
- $323,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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