The Tall Stranger(1957)
Savagely written by the author of "Hondo"!
A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.
Movie: The Tall Stranger
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ned Bannon
Ellen
Hardy Bishop
Zarata
Adam Judson
Mort Harper (as George Neise)
Charley
Stark
Cap
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A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.
Release Date
1957-11-17
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6.6
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Savagely written by the author of "Hondo"!
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