| Release Date: | Mar 1959 |
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| Genres: | Western / Drama / Romance |
| Awards: | 2 wins & 1 nomination |
| Runtime: | 141 min |
| Cast: | John Wayne (Sheriff John T. Chance), Dean Martin (Dude ('Borachón')), Ricky Nelson (Colorado Ryan) Angie Dickinson (Feathers) Walter Brennan (Stumpy) Ward Bond (Pat Wheeler) John Russell (Nathan Burdette) Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (Carlos Robante) Estelita Rodriguez (Consuela Robante) Claude Akins (Joe Burdette) Malcolm Atterbury (Jake (stage driver)) Harry Carey Jr. (Harold (scenes deleted)) Sheb Wooley (Cowboy (scenes deleted)) |
The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies - a disgraced drunk and a cantankerous old cripple - must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns until the marshal arrives. In the meantime, matters are complicated by the presence of a young gunslinger - and a mysterious beauty who just came in on the last stagecoach.
