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Star in the Dust(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-06-13
48%
21 Votes
Time: 1h 20m
THE STORY OF THE MOST DESPERATE GAMBLE THE WEST HAS EVER KNOWN!
Overview:
The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued; and Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie. But Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall: a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Star in the Dust
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Agar
Sheriff Bill Jorden
Mamie Van Doren
Ellen Ballard
Richard Boone
Sam Hall
Coleen Gray
Nellie Mason
Leif Erickson
George Ballard
James Gleason
Orval Jones
Randy Stuart
Nan Hogan
Terry Gilkyson
The Music Man
Paul Fix
Mike MacNamara
Harry Morgan
Lew Hogan
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