Movie: Day of the Badman

Top 10 Billed Cast

Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray

Judge Jim Scott

Joan Weldon
Joan Weldon

Myra Owens

John Ericson
John Ericson

Sheriff Barney Wiley

Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton

Charlie Hayes

Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor

Cora Johnson

Edgar Buchanan
Edgar Buchanan

Sam Wyckoff

Eduard Franz
Eduard Franz

Andrew Owens

Skip Homeier
Skip Homeier

Howard Hayes

Peggy Converse
Peggy Converse

Mrs. Quary

Robert Foulk
Robert Foulk

Silas Mordigan

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  • Overview

    Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.

  • Release Date

    1958-01-29

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    HE TURNED KILLER...for one day!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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